Setting up Koyo Click
I have a number of these different units, but I will be focusing on the model C0-10ARE-D, which is the Ethernet Basic PLC Unit. Once again, if you don't have access to a Koyo Click, you can use any other type or model of PLC and engineering software to follow along. The choice to use Koyo comes from the fact that it is one of the few controllers that I have spare that isn't wrapped up in a project. More importantly, however, this device is specifically used for the Ethernet communication port that comes with this PLC and the engineering software is free. Additionally, it leverages the discrete I/O to energize and de-energize coils and will help establish a correlation between real-world processes and equipment, and the equipment we will be simulating in our ICS lab.
By default, the Koyo Click comes with two native protocols:
- Modbus
- Ethernet/IP
If you remember from the previous chapter, the tools that we installed were focused on...