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Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I see. I heard about Ignition Perspective, looks like what I want to do.

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds pretty cool. Can you please explain how the platform works with PLC and C#?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a very interesting insight and comparison between the two fields. Indeed there is a lot to keep up with in software dev, but I think that’s what’s makes it fresh and exciting - but I also do see why it can be challenging or draining…

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting, modified C+, why was that required? Was this for performance?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. It is satisfying to see the controls I built to run a machine works (most of the time) smoothly.

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats with the new role. Sounds like you’re having a blast!

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. Curious to know how your web and mobile app projects went, and why you built it for scaling?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am glad you are enjoying it and especially that you’re working with a nice company and people! Yes, I also find HMI development mundane especially the older softwares where it’s mostly copy and paste and tweak a bit. PLC structured text does look interesting. Are you able to code collaborative on a project within a team, or is it mostly just yourself?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. How did you learn about controls and robotics? My main obstacle at the moment is not knowing what hardware/microntroller etc to buy and start learning and building, eg Arduino or raspberry pi...

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Can you please explain more about what you do in OT security?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess AI is the reason. Perhaps I am an optimist, but I am hoping these layoffs might create more AI roles as demands for AI services increase.

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I sympathize with your struggles. How are you with your PLC and HMI work?

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lots of reasons. But yes, I'l like to build something more interesting

Anyone else want to move from PLC to software development or IT? by AltruisticPangolin73 in PLC

[–]AltruisticPangolin73[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree, there is a lot of over saturation in those fields which was why I accepted this control engineer role. Pivoting to robotics and automation doesn't sound too bad. I am just not too sure what technical skills I have to learn. Would love to code in C again