Basic
- Smart Factory Guide
- Introductory Practice Examples
- Industrial Architecture Concept Board
- Industrial Architecture Interview Board
APPLICATION LIBRARY · SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS
Interactive applications for manufacturing architecture, enterprise integration and technical learning.
These tools support demonstrations, planning and learning. They do not establish a live equipment connection or production approval. Training and application access requires an active paid membership at the required tier. Existing account and project permissions still apply.
APPLICATION ACCESS BY PLAN
Standard includes all Basic apps. Pro includes all Basic and Standard apps. Weekly, monthly and annual subscriptions have the same app permissions within their tier. The verified three-day Basic trial has Basic permissions only.
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Controls Academy: Basic foundation lessons, Standard core lessons, Pro complete academy and capstone. Existing PlantReady and project permissions are still required. Each account is for one person; corporate access is available only on request.
SECURITY & DATA PIPELINE
Named industrial equipment and AWS services, security boundaries, connection register, worked example, outage recovery, sizing and commissioning checks.
Explore the product and security map ↗15 applications
Standard and above
CRITICAL FACILITY SYSTEMS
Explore cooling control, electrical monitoring and protected AWS telemetry. Practice point mapping, fault scenarios and commissioning in a simulated facility.
Open the BMS & EPMS hub ↗Standard and above
POWER, SERVERS & RECOVERY
Explore OT virtual machines, electrical systems, 24 VDC protection and measured recovery with a dependency diagram and review checklist.
Explore infrastructure reliability ↗Standard and above
OT NETWORK ENGINEERING
Explore zones, industrial switching, approved flows, time synchronization, remote access and recovery with a network diagram and commissioning checklist.
Explore the networking topic ↗Pro required
EDGE EQUIPMENT & SECURITY
Explore OnLogic Karbon, Kepware, HighByte, Mosquitto and SCALANCE roles with a selectable architecture chart, configuration examples and commissioning steps.
Open the guide and chart ↗Standard and above
PLC DESIGN & LOGIC MANAGEMENT
Start from requirements, I/O and sequence design. Compare Rockwell and Siemens approaches, exercise a bottle filling sequence, and plan testing, backups, version control and changes.
Explore the PLC topic ↗Standard and above
CLIENT PLANNING
Equipment data paths, local applications, historian and MES roles, cloud integration and delivery checks.
Business value: Align operations, engineering and IT around one proposed architecture.
Open application ↗Standard and above
ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
Explore the relationships between manufacturing operations, equipment information and business systems.
Business value: Clarify which systems own production and business information.
Open application ↗Pro required
AVEVA · CONFIGURATION & TRAINING
Explore System Platform, Communication Drivers, AVEVA Historian, OMI and PI System with product specific configuration guidance.
12 configuration workflows · Numbered setup steps, example settings, review checklists, expected results and exportable guides.
64 interactive simulations · Eight each for Platform, Networking, Security, Connections, Systems, Database, Alarms and Data Acquisition.
Practical learning: Diagnose faults, choose an action and complete simulated verification. Includes separate PI Data Archive, PI AF and PI Vision workflows. Training actions do not change a live system.
Start configuration steps ↗Practice the 64 simulations ↗Explore AVEVA architecture ↗Pro required
IGNITION 8.3.10 · DESIGN & TRAINING
Build an Ignition site plan and practice Platform, Networking, Security, Connections, Systems, Database, Alarms and Data Acquisition.
64 interactive simulations · Eight in each area, with fault scenarios, action feedback and simulated verification.
12 configuration workflows · Numbered setup steps, example settings, save instructions, expected results and exportable guides.
Practical tools: Gateway navigation, design briefs, commissioning checklists and browser saved simulation progress. Training actions do not change a real Gateway.
Start configuration steps ↗Practice the 64 simulations ↗Open the site design studio ↗Pro required
TULIP · PHARMA MES & GxP TRAINING
Build and explore a composable pharmaceutical MES workflow with editable stations, instruments, apps, tables and LIMS connectors.
Shop-floor visibility & OEE · Running, Stopped, Fault and Maintenance states, availability, performance, quality, downtime reasons and maintenance requests.
64 diagnostic cases & 12 configuration guides · Explore eight engineering areas and follow a connected eight-stage batch project from instrument capture through exceptions, retests and QA review.
Practical learning: Configure resources, exercise role and version controls, test LIMS recovery and export learning evidence. All equipment signals, identities and GxP controls are simulated.
Member learning lab: Active paid membership required. Progress is saved in this browser; all equipment, identities and GxP controls are simulated.
Open shop-floor visibility & OEE ↗Open the configuration workspace ↗Open the 64 diagnostic labs ↗Open the connected batch project ↗Basic and above
ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE
Use an interactive concept board to structure discovery and industrial architecture discussions.
Business value: Structure discovery before committing to an implementation.
Open application ↗Basic and above
ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE
Practice industrial software architecture discussions from discovery through deployment.
Business value: Prepare technical teams for design review discussions.
Open application ↗Standard and above
TECHNICAL LEARNING
Practice questions and follow-up discussions on equipment data, plant applications, security and AWS.
Business value: Explore delivery choices and the questions they raise.
Open application ↗Explore fictional AI review, GxP data checks, quality handoff and line capacity examples with an active paid membership.
Try interactive samples ↗Use the member tools for planning and learning. GxP cloud project storage keeps its account and project permissions.
Standard and above
POWER, SERVERS & RECOVERY
Explore OT virtual machines, electrical systems, 24 VDC protection and measured recovery with a dependency diagram and review checklist.
Explore infrastructure reliability ↗Standard and above
OT NETWORK ENGINEERING
Explore zones, industrial switching, approved flows, time synchronization, remote access and recovery with a network diagram and commissioning checklist.
Explore the networking topic ↗Pro required
RESTRICTED ACCESS
Open the PlantReady application. Access remains limited to authorized users.
Open PlantReady ↗Pro required
MEMBER APPLICATION
Simulated model proposals, human review, local command gates and result verification.
Open member application ↗ Request a demonstration ↗Pro required
MEMBER APPLICATION
A workspace for GxP architecture and integration discussions.
Open member application ↗ Request a demonstration ↗Pro required
MEMBER APPLICATION
Prepare reviewed design material for a client’s controlled quality process.
Open member application ↗ Request a demonstration ↗Pro required
MEMBER APPLICATION
Explore a simulated production line and its equipment data architecture.
Open member application ↗ Request a demonstration ↗