Curriculum

11 Chapters · 12 Lessons

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      Evolution of PLCs to Smart PLCs

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      Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Fundamentals

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      Interoperability and Communication Protocols

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      Edge and Cloud Computing in Automation

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      Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Control

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      Digital Twins and Simulation

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      Cybersecurity and Reliability

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      Sustainability and Human-Centric Automation

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      Case Studies and Real-World Applications

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      Future Trends in PLC Technology

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      Index

About the Course

The PLC Isn't Disappearing. It's Becoming Intelligent. Smart PLCs are redefining industrial automation by combining deterministic control with connectivity, data processing, and integration with modern digital technologies. Ultimate Smart PLCs for Industry 4.0 and 5.0 explains how PLCs are evolving within Industry 4.0 and 5.0, connecting the factory floor with IIoT, Edge and Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems. Readers explore interoperability through OPC UA, MQTT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus TCP, alongside practical approaches to analytics, predictive maintenance, simulation, OT security, sustainability, and human-centric automation. Real-world examples from logistics, manufacturing, and energy systems show how these technologies are applied in practice across the industrial automation lifecycle. By the end of the book, automation engineers, PLC programmers, students, and technical professionals will understand how to connect traditional control engineering with emerging digital architectures and prepare for the next generation of intelligent, secure, scalable, and sustainable industrial systems.

About Your Instructor

Henrique Morata has worked in industrial automation since 2012, specializing in PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial networks, machine programming, and systems integration. His experience spans manufacturing and intralogistics, from legacy serial networks to Industry 4.0 technologies. He leads automation companies serving clients across Latin America.