Engineering education / Software · Ongoing
AutomationHub
An engineering publication and browser-based lab connecting industrial logic with practice.
01 / CONTEXT
The challenge.
Learning industrial logic often requires physical PLC hardware or a large software setup. AutomationHub makes logic design and simulation accessible in the browser.
02 / PROCESS
The approach.
- Build a function-block workspace for digital logic, timers, analog operations, and controllers.
- Link simulation signals to an HMI dashboard through tags.
- Use a deterministic engine with dependency ordering and explicit scan-delay feedback.
- Provide recorded signal history, workspace import/export, and applied engineering explanations.
03 / REFLECTION
The outcome.
AutomationHub brings together ten masterclasses, interactive article exercises, a searchable component catalog, and a browser-based Logic Lab. The lab includes a 100 ms scan step, workspace export, and Arduino sketch export.
Project scope
An educational simulation environment for exploring control logic. The component catalog lists available blocks and planned additions.
04 / RESOURCES