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		deegles on July 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unit is a general purpose visual programming syste... Looks promising. I would love to see a tool to convert existing programs to Unit. This readme gives a much better idea of how it works: https://github.com/samuelmtimbo/unit/blob/main/src/docs/star...

brabel on July 8, 2024 [–]

Looks like a fancy Ladder logic editor, which is how industrial PLCs (machine controllers) are normally programmed.

Example: https://github.com/leofds/iot-ladder-editor Fiddle: https://www.plcfiddle.com/

Real world: Siemens SIMATIC for S7 PLCs (this lets you interchange between an Assembly-like language and the visual Ladder logic): https://cache.industry.siemens.com/dl/files/395/18654395/att...

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