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Automation and PLC Programming Course with AI

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About This Course

This innovative course connects the world of industrial and building automation with modern AI tools. You will learn how to use artificial intelligence to accelerate and optimize PLC controller programming in Codesys and TIA Portal environments.

During the course, we will implement diverse projects in the field of industrial automation, building automation, and renewable energy (RES), using AI for code generation, algorithm optimization, and data analysis.

Tools we use:

✅ AI for programming support:

- ChatGPT (free version)
- DeepSeek
- ChatBOT Controlbyte (based on DeepSeek and available at controlbyte.pl)

✅ Programming environments:

- Codesys
- TIA Portal

✅ PLC programming languages:

- Structured Text (ST)
- Ladder Diagram (LD)

Projects completed during the course:

During the course, you will create practical projects that reflect real-world applications in industry and construction:

⚙️ Industrial automation

✔ Sequence of three actuators (Factory IO / visualization) – controlling package pushing in sequence

✔ Pump system (water treatment, pumping station) – control and optimization of pump operation

✔ Motor with various temperature sensors (PT100/KTY/TKO)

✔ 3D Manipulator – palletizer

✔ Delta robot and G-code programming

✔ High-bay warehouse with WMS system / SQL database

✔ 3 workstations with industrial robots

🏠 Building automation and RES

✔ PID controller for liquid tank

✔ Intelligent 3-story building written in object-oriented programming (Codesys)

✔ Finder Opta + Arduino (e.g., greenhouse control)

🧪 Special project (optional)

✔ Beckhoff and object-oriented programming with AI

Learning Objectives

How to integrate AI tools with PLC programming to accelerate the code creation process.

How to optimize control algorithms and analyze system data using artificial intelligence.

How to use AI for code generation, enabling more efficient project implementation in Codesys and TIA Portal environments.

How to implement complex industrial automation, building automation, and renewable energy projects using modern support tools.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of PLC programming (TIA Portal or Codesys)
Access to Factory IO (recommended for simulation testing)
Recommended English language proficiency sufficient for using AI tools
Willingness to learn and openness to integrating new technologies in automation

Target Audience

PLC programmers who want to use AI in their work
Automation and mechatronics engineers looking for new code optimization methods
People learning PLC programming who want to accelerate their development
Enthusiasts of new technologies in industrial and building automation

Curriculum

144 Lessons8h 33m

TIA Portal + Claude Code — AI in PLC Programming Workshops (Siemens)

How to Join the Discord Support Forum00:1:42

Introduction – AI in PLC programming00:10:48

ControlByte TIA Portal Copilot framework00:3:1

Claude PLC code analysis00:6:00

Reading and analyzing the XML structure00:5:56

Claude converts Ladder logic to SCL00:10:53

Results summary – full project transfer00:3:12

Installation and starting TIA POrtal + Claude COde using ControlbyteTiaCopilot integration (CLI )

CODESYS + AI via MCP Server — Setup & First Automation

Intro – programming PLCs with AI00:1:21

What is AI-supported engineering00:00:30

Free community MCP server on GitHub00:00:41

What the MCP server can do00:1:59

Claude Code as the AI engine00:1:40

Installing the MCP server via Claude Code00:2:7

Configuring mcp.json with the Codesys path00:1:33

Verifying the connection and MCP tools00:00:29

Asking Claude how to use the Codesys MCP00:2:15

Opening a Codesys project via Claude Code00:1:25

Limitation – IDE must be closed to edit00:1:7

Generating a 2-pump function block00:1:1

Reviewing the AI-generated function block00:00:51

Setting up a VS Code project with the MCP00:1:28

Prompt 1 – FB_PumpControl in Structured Text00:1:17

Claude creates the function block00:2:33

Reviewing declarations and implementation00:1:8

Prompt 2 – array of pump stations00:3:3

Prompt 3 – test all pumps in a for loop00:00:50

Reviewing the full generated program00:00:56

Simulation – running the pump stations00:1:40

Simulating pump alarms and failover00:2:3

Wrap-up and ControlByte courses00:00:53

TIA Portal PLC Programming with Claude AI — Live LAD → SCL (ST) Conversion Workshop (Siemens)

Allen-Bradley Micro800 + AI

Local AI Agents on Your PC

Intro – local AI for PLC coding00:00:52

What we will cover – Ollama and free models00:1:16

Live demo plan and benchmark preview00:00:57

Why local AI matters – protecting IP00:1:32

Cloud AI vs local LLM comparison00:2:30

Installing Ollama and pulling a model00:00:59

Live demo – starting Ollama00:1:11

Running GLM4 locally on the GPU00:2:6

Generating sample PLC code offline00:1:16

CODESYS MCP client with local tools00:1:11

Launching CODESYS via local AI00:1:11

Prompt – create a CODESYS project locally00:4:12

Benchmarking GLM4 vs Mistral00:1:6

Setting up the CODESYS MCP server00:2:1

Full workflow – Ollama, scripting, MCP00:00:39

Python scripting behind the MCP00:1:30

Three AI-coding workflows benchmark00:1:45

VS Code plus Python script option00:1:19

Your homework – local pumping station00:2:5

Setup checklist and software needed00:1:00

Final attempts and wrap-up00:00:44

Outro and ControlByte courses00:1:30

Sequence Automation – Controlling Cylinders and Devices in Factory I/O (CODESYS)

Pumping Station Control (Object-Oriented Programming Elements) with VS Code and Python (CODESYS)

High-Bay Warehouse (CODESYS)

3D Palletizer with Manipulator – Programming in SCL with an AI Assistant (Siemens)

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Your Instructors

MSc. Jacob K. Biedulski

PLC Programming Teacher

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ControlByte

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Automation and PLC Programming Course with AI

About This Course

Tools we use:

Projects completed during the course:

Learning Objectives

Requirements

Target Audience

Curriculum

TIA Portal + Claude Code — AI in PLC Programming Workshops (Siemens)

How to Join the Discord Support Forum00:1:42

Introduction – AI in PLC programming00:10:48

ControlByte TIA Portal Copilot framework00:3:1

Claude PLC code analysis00:6:00

Reading and analyzing the XML structure00:5:56

Claude converts Ladder logic to SCL00:10:53

Results summary – full project transfer00:3:12

Installation and starting TIA POrtal + Claude COde using ControlbyteTiaCopilot integration (CLI )

Installation and starting TIA POrtal + Claude COde using ControlbyteTiaCopilot integration (CLI )

CODESYS + AI via MCP Server — Setup & First Automation

Intro – programming PLCs with AI00:1:21

What is AI-supported engineering00:00:30

Free community MCP server on GitHub00:00:41

What the MCP server can do00:1:59

Claude Code as the AI engine00:1:40

Installing the MCP server via Claude Code00:2:7

Configuring mcp.json with the Codesys path00:1:33

Verifying the connection and MCP tools00:00:29

Asking Claude how to use the Codesys MCP00:2:15

Opening a Codesys project via Claude Code00:1:25

Limitation – IDE must be closed to edit00:1:7

Generating a 2-pump function block00:1:1

Reviewing the AI-generated function block00:00:51

Setting up a VS Code project with the MCP00:1:28

Prompt 1 – FB_PumpControl in Structured Text00:1:17

Claude creates the function block00:2:33

Reviewing declarations and implementation00:1:8

Prompt 2 – array of pump stations00:3:3

Prompt 3 – test all pumps in a for loop00:00:50

Reviewing the full generated program00:00:56

Simulation – running the pump stations00:1:40

Simulating pump alarms and failover00:2:3

Wrap-up and ControlByte courses00:00:53

TIA Portal PLC Programming with Claude AI — Live LAD → SCL (ST) Conversion Workshop (Siemens)

Intro00:00:30

The problem – Ladder wont export to SCL00:00:53

The solution – SIMATIC ML (XML) bridge00:00:31

What the XML file contains00:00:47

The conversion workflow00:1:4

From theory to a live example00:00:48

The FB Robot block in TIA Portal00:00:23

Exporting to SIMATIC ML with the add-in00:1:36

Exporting the block with Claude Code00:1:14

Converting Ladder to SCL with Claude00:00:24

Building an automated pipeline00:1:10

Reviewing the converted SCL code00:1:18

Importing the SCL block back to TIA Portal00:1:43

Compiling and verifying the result00:00:35

Why SCL is easier to work with00:00:30

Outro and ControlByte courses00:00:48

Allen-Bradley Micro800 + AI

Intro – programming Micro820 with AI00:00:54

The pump control project in CCW00:1:1

The CCW simulator overview00:00:53

Program body and variable mapping00:00:23

What we are building – manual mode00:00:34

Auto mode and dry run protection00:00:42

Start counter and target system00:1:00

Workflow roadmap – prompt to compile loop00:1:45

Rule 1 – tell the AI your platform00:00:35

The opening prompt00:00:44

Opening Claude Code and choosing a model00:1:19

Building the initial prompt and conventions00:2:17

AI confirms conventions and IO map00:1:17

Prompt – full pump control logic00:1:4

Requesting separate variable and code sections00:2:10

Copying variables into CCW00:3:15

Running the Micro800 simulator00:00:42

Testing with ChatGPT too00:1:10

Simulating inputs and testing the pump00:2:21

Debugging and monitoring variables00:00:48