PLC and Python to AWS cloud in IIoT with Siemens and CoDeSys

Name: PLC and Python to AWS cloud in IIoT with Siemens and CoDeSys
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Combination of IOT, PLC, MQTT, OPC UA, AWS cloud - quickly create IoT platform for your application with only 1USD

Created byVy Le Van

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

Siemens, CodeSys PLC programming
Technology: MQTT protocol, OPC UA Standard, Node JS Web Server, HTML, CSS, JS, AWS Cloud
AWS IOT Core functions in CoDeSys PLC with publish, subscribe, device shadow, JSON
Create rules in AWS IOT Core to save data into database and alarm for users
Create charts in AWS Grafana for quick data monitoring send from CoDeSys PLC
Create Web Application for IOT platform with Nodejs
PLC, HMI programming with Siemens, Codesys
Control and monitor data with PLC in Cloud AWS
MQTT Protocol, OPC Standard, Secure Communication with SSL/TSL
KepwareEx6
MQTT and OPC understanding, very important skills in IIOT
Not only Siemens or Codesys But also other devices using Python, OPC such as RasPi, Rockwel, PC...

7 sections • 67 lectures • 8h 21m total length

You can do3:53
Set humidity and update the temperature on the dashboard, refreshing every five seconds, and send updates by email while testing emergency and turning on the light.
Introduction3:47
Download Install Siemens11:44
Download Install CoDeSys9:00
Download Install KepwareEx64:59
Download and install Kepware Ex6 to enable PLC connectivity to the aws cloud within industrial internet of things workflows using Siemens and CoDeSys, with Python integration.

MQTT overview2:12
Choose MQTT Broker and Clients in this course1:40
Choose the Mosquitto mqtt broker for this course, compare common brokers, and create a Python mqtt client using the mqtt client api.
Install MQTT Broker on Window2:48
Install MQTT Broker on AWS EC2 (Ubuntu)9:14
Create an AWS account, launch an Ubuntu EC2 instance, generate a key pair, connect, update, install the mosquito broker, and verify the install.
Running MQTT Broker on Window - Python MQTT Client10:29
Install Python on Windows, set up the MQTT broker and Python MQTT client, and run a publisher and subscriber to publish temperature data on the temperature topic every three seconds.
Running MQTT Broker on AWS EC2 Ubuntu - MQTTX Client9:16
Running MQTT Broker on AWS EC2 Ubuntu - Python MQTT Client2:30
Add Username-Password in MQTT Broker9:25
MQTT Over WebSocket10:48
Server SSL/TSL21:21
Client SLL/TSL15:17
KeepAlive combine Last-Will2:29
Last-Will3:02
QoS11:38
Retain4:47
WildCard4:27
Explore wildcard topics and single- and multi-level patterns, using plus and hash signs for subscriptions. See Python-based publishing and receiving temperature, humidity or pressure across room one and two.
Json Payload3:09

Nurse Call Project Overview7:34
see an overview of Nurse Call System such as: devices and technology we use
Configure MQTT broker with WebSocket and run on AWS EC2 Ubutu7:16
create MQTT broker file and run on AWS EC2
Create UI with HTML5:10
create simple UI with HTML for nursecall project
Create UI with HTML - Add Charts for project5:54
Create UI - style for project with CSS2:55
Add MQTT client in Javascript - PahoMQTT7:56
Test With MQTTX4:36
Push Project to AWS EC210:36
PLC Programming Overview2:54
Create PLC S7 1500 project with Tia Portal - Nurse Function Block25:42
Create HMI connect to PLC17:04
Enable OPC UA server in PLC S7 15004:48
Enable the OPC UA server on the PLC S7 1500 and configure the runtime, IP address, and port to connect with the Python workflow for IIoT in the cloud.
Introduce Python application in the middle1:24
Implement Python application in the middle7:33

Create Thing in AWS IoT Core2:51
Log into AWS IoT Core and create a thing, naming it and configuring its certificate later, to establish a device in the cloud for IIoT projects.
Add IIOT library in CoDeSys and Connect to AWS IoT Core7:18
Create Policy in AWS IoT Core4:06
Create certificates and Connect from CodeSys PLC to AWS IoT Core6:19
LastWill Topic and LastWill Meassge3:11
Learn to test the MQTT last will topic and last will message by connecting to a broker, using the MQTT test client, and validating lost connection scenarios.
Publish Messages from CodeSys PLC to AWS IoT Core7:44
Subscribe Messages from AWS IoT Core in CodeSys PLC6:16
Create Policy and Get Device Shadow8:17
Create an AWS IoT policy to allow necessary actions, attach it to a certificate for a thing, and test retrieving the device shadow from IoT core.
Update Device Shadow8:42
Subscribe Device Shadow7:07
build JSON message and publish to AWS IoT Core8:03
SubScribe JSON Message from AWS IoT Core7:00

Project Introduction1:02
Publish data every 10 seconds to AWS IoT Core8:20
Add Visualization in CodeSysPLC4:24
Add a visualization in CodeSys PLC to simulate temperature and humidity with sliders and displays. Build, download, and run a project, connect to the broker, and publish and monitor values.
Add Metadata to Message and Publish to AWS IoT Core2:00
Create Database in AWS2:46
Create an Amazon Timestream database in AWS IoT core, name the database and table, configure default partitioning, and set up a testing data stream.
Create rule to save data from PLC to database4:50
Create a rule to save PLC data to a Timestream database by mapping temperature, humidity, and metadata, then publish and view data in AWS IoT Core.
Create Grafana WorkSpace7:31
Connect to Timestream Database from Grafana2:09
Quick Create Line Chart and gauge Chart for Data Monitoring10:49
Alarm Message When Data over the Setpoint value7:51

No programming experience needed
Computer with ability can install TIA portal, CodeSys, Python, PLC sim Advanced - Window 8GB
AWS Account - free tier

If you want to quickly bring your PLC projects to cloud, you can see this course

You can Setup MQTT broker on AWS EC2, setup Nodejs server and Express framework for Web Application.
You can leverage AWS IoT core and Grafana resource to easy creating dashboard, save data to database and alarm message to user when data over the setpoint value.
You will understand MQTT protocol such as Payload, Topic, QoS, Keepalive, last-will, wildcard, secure communication, authentication... MQTT clients created by python Code, I have examples for every part.
You will understand OPC standard such as OPC DA, OPC UA, secure communication in OPC UA with SSL/TSL. I use Python for OPC UA Client and have examples for every part.
You know the way how to do PLC programming with Siemens, Codesys PLC
You know the way how to do HMI programming with Siemens, Codesys HMI
You will know how to enable OPC UA server
You will know how to use IIOT library with AWS IOT client in CodeSys such as certificate, client, last-will, publish, subscribe, device shadow, Json with publish and subscribe.
With AWS, you can create database to save data, how you can create rule, set the permission for rules.
Know some main concepts of Industrial internet of thing