Chapter 12: I See the Future

After the previous chapter, if you are reading this in the order as it was written, then we have pivoted through our corporate network through the firewall and now have a remote desktop session on our Windows 7 machine. We have come full circle as we started this book by building the lab, routing virtual traffic to our physical Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), and building our first program. This Windows 7 machine is what we used to configure our first PLC program and push it to Koyo Click. On this adventure, we have slowly added bits and pieces to our lab, building our skillset and knowledge along the way. Arriving here indicates that the finish line is within sight. However, we have one last challenge, and that challenge is connecting to the process and simulating disruption. Simulation is the keyword here; as we've mentioned throughout this book, process disruption could have an extreme impact in terms of costs and potentially life-threatening...