# Technical Contribution to Automate 2026

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/technical-contribution-to-automate-2026/67883>\
**Category:** Automation and Control\
**Tags:** engineering-briefs\
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/technical-contribution-to-automate-2026/67883 "2026-04-15T15:50:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![APDahlen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/apdahlen/32/40191_2.png) [@APDahlen](https://forum.digikey.com/u/APDahlen)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/technical-contribution-to-automate-2026/67883/1 "2026-04-15T15:50:04Z")

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| Project Description | Project Image |
| --- | --- |
| [IO-Link demonstration featuring](https://forum.digikey.com/t/digikey-industrial-automation-demo-io-link-ball-float/67882) a Siemens a S7-1200 PLC controlling the height of a ball in a tube | ![ball](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/a/3/a31129f2c0c7063390795f03799d358173557501.jpeg) |
| [Interactive sensors demonstration](https://forum.digikey.com/t/digikey-industrial-automation-demo-interactive-sensors/68784) with a SICK industrial camera to capture video before and after the trigger event. | ![camera](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/6/b/6bf0895fb027c4aab1db4664c20e766b15fb52d8.jpeg) |
| Traditional relay-based [start-stop-jog circuit](https://forum.digikey.com/t/tutorial-for-the-start-stop-and-jog-controller/41867) | ![Start stop](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/d/8/d88554688724c4a2049b122a5c4b605a071f1db3.png) |
| [Arduino Opta PLC Kit](https://forum.digikey.com/t/getting-started-with-digikeys-arduino-opta-kit/46079) | ![Opta kit](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/8/e/8e5089b7403e124ac939db42ee574c7443a5e288.jpeg) |
| [Demonstration of the Siemens 3SK1 safety relay](https://forum.digikey.com/t/siemens-3sk1-safety-relay-demo/69028) | ![Safety](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/4/7/47a75f29ba461158bd801546a94185e3c3d0876b.jpeg) |
| [Siemens S7-1200 PLC Kit](https://forum.digikey.com/t/diy-siemens-s7-1200-g2-safety-plc-trainer-parts-build-guide/67004) | ![Siemens kit](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/5/1/51387d6d1160d2ffc002f03d04e887c8969dfe8c.jpeg) |
| [Getting Started with the Siemens ET 200SP Distributed I/O](https://forum.digikey.com/t/getting-started-with-the-siemens-et-200sp-distributed-i-o/60316) | ![ET 200SP](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/c/e/ce6b396c7ab3bb4be2776f53d07108596d5b06f8.jpeg) |