This is a reference architecture to run on your Industrial Shields PLC Raspberry Pi 4 with the MING stack on balena.
This project is for educational purposes only. Do not deploy it into your premises without understanding what you are doing. USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHORS AND ALL AFFILIATES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SECURITY.
We strongly recommend you to have some coding and networking knowledge. Do not hesitate to read the source code and understand the mechanism of this project or contact the authors.
Running this project is as simple as deploying it to a balenaCloud application. You can do it in just one click by using the button below:
Follow instructions, click Add a Device and flash an SD card with that OS image dowloaded from balenaCloud. Enjoy the magic 🌟Over-The-Air🌟!
These variables you can set them in the balenaCloud Device Variables tab for the device (or globally for the whole application). If you would like to change your login credentials feel free to update these variables.
| Variable Name | Value | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
USERNAME |
STRING |
Define a new username | balena |
PASSWORD |
STRING |
Define a new password | balena |
ENCRIPTION_KEY |
STRING |
Define a new key to encrypt nodeRED system | balena |
To run the Industrial Shields nodes on the edge Node-RED get into the Node-RED UI using the port 80 of your local IP address, or alternatively using the balena Public Device URL. Then go to the main menu, and click on Manage palette. Search for rpiplc and you will find the Industrial Shields nodes called node-red-contrib-rpiplc-node. And click Install.
Once successfully installed you will be able to see the Industrial Shields nodes on the left menu and ready to be used on your flow.
You can find more information on the Industrial Shields page.
If you detect any issue using this block, feel free to contact us at the forums.balena.io.