A lot of PLCs are just microcontrollers too. The Arduino Opta just uses an STM32H747XI which is a microcontroller. A PLC generally just has more protection, both environmentally and electrically ...

Several embedded hardware makers now provide a variety of I/O accessories for the Arduino-PLC concept, including screw shields, optocoupler shields, and relay shields. In a practical perspective, ...

so tinkercad has circuit designand arduno now, a real arduino is $20, IDE is free, fritzing is free and does all the exact same layout stuff locally, you save your files and keep them forever.

And using an ARDUINO Board in a professional project or even a product that you want to sell is quasi impossible if you want to get certification. CONTROLLINO is a Software Open-Source PLC in 3 ...

Olympia Circuits Teases Arduino Programmers With $60 Arno Shield. by Ray Willington — Monday, April 29, 2013, 05:50 PM ... 2025 David Altavilla and Hot Hardware, Inc. All ...

Arduino hardware uses the AVR's ATmega microcontrollers, which belong to the family of 8-bit controllers, compared to the current 64-bit microprocessors housed in the personal computers or laptops.