Element and Control System Simulation in CoDeSys and Unreal Engine 4 Development Environment

Abstract

The issues of the effectiveness of using virtual laboratory work (VLR) in the educational process are considered The choice of the CoDeSys integrated programming environment as a VLR development platform for the cycle of disciplines on automation of technological processes is justified. The description of the VLR complex consisting of nine software modules is given. Thematically, the modules are grouped into four groups. The first group consists of two software modules that represent the processes of digitizing primary analog sensor signals and transmitting them via the communication system. The second group includes three software modules devoted to the study of methods and means of obtaining primary technological information. The third group (two modules) is devoted to the study of automatic control systems. The fourth group (two modules) models technological control objects, the composition and functions of the control system. The presented VLR complex is of particular importance for the students of correspondence and distance learning.