Can I use my PC as a programmable controller?

Question

Programming

I wanted an Arduino for myself, then I thought about making it from a PC or something like that.
Can a PC be used as a PLC

Answer 1

in principle, it is possible, but the desktop is designed for a slightly different work and will not be convenient as a control controller. too powerful percent, with very little control.
you will have to bribe expansion boards with GPIO and other necessary ports ...
there are industrial computers that are focused on managing technical processes and have both GPIO and a gui with a scud, for example.
for starters, I advise you to buy a raspberry and the like and put a linux on it - you will get a GPIO comb with a bunch of applications and a full-fledged computer for little money.

Answer 2

or you can just buy a Delta PLC of the DVP14ss2 series, for
example, with Ali Vraene 6 thousand, the development environment is free, I did just that, I bought a PLC and a 10-inch sensor operator panel

Answer 3

It is possible to run Codesys real time on a computer.

Answer 4

Arduino and PLC are not the same thing, but on the basis of Arduino, in principle, you can make a PLC.
The simplest Arduino costs 100 rubles, instead of thinking and asking questions, buy and try.

Answer 5

I am already making a program that turns a PC into an arduino. The truth is, I won't say anything yet. I will write about it on Habr when I make the first version.

Answer 6