OpenPLC
Open-source industrial PLC runtime.
OpenPLC is an open-source programmable logic controller runtime used widely in industrial automation education, research, and OT simulation environments.
It provides a standards-based PLC execution environment that supports industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP and DNP3, enabling interaction with SCADA systems, field devices, and external control logic.
Within the Labshock ecosystem, OpenPLC serves as an external runtime integration layer, allowing realistic PLC behavior to be incorporated into simulated industrial environments without relying on proprietary controller hardware.
It is commonly used for experimentation, protocol testing, and foundational industrial control learning in OT cybersecurity and automation contexts.
Industrial control systems rely on programmable logic controllers as the foundation of operational behavior.
OpenPLC represents one of the most accessible implementations of this concept, making PLC execution environments available outside of proprietary industrial hardware.
Within Labshock, it acts as a bridge between theoretical control logic and real industrial behavior, enabling reproducible PLC-driven environments for training and simulation.