Virtual commissioning

Concept

Testing the control software of a machine or plant against a virtual model before the real equipment exists or runs, so that errors are found early and start-up is shorter.

Description

Virtual commissioning connects the real control software, for example the PLC program, with a simulated model of the machine or plant. The control code is tested as if it were running on the real equipment, long before the equipment is built or installed.

The main benefit is time. Errors in logic, signals and sequences are found at a desk and not on the floor, where each hour of delay is costly. The model can also be used to train operators and to try changes later. Virtual commissioning differs from plain simulation: simulation studies how a system behaves and what it can deliver, while here the focus is on checking that the control works. The quality of the result depends on how closely the model matches the real behaviour.

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Maintenu par Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Dernière mise à jour: 2026-11-11