RECOMMENDED RESOURCES FOR AUTOMATION ENGINEERS
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Courses & Training
- PLC Programming Fundamentals
- SCADA Systems Masterclass
- AI for Engineers Bootcamp
- Machine Learning for Industrial Applications
ESSENTIAL BOOKS
- Automating with STEP 7 in LAD and FBD
- Industrial Automation Hands-On
- AI and Machine Learning for Coders
- The ChatGPT Prompt Engineer
AI Tools for Engineers
- ChatGPT — Best for code assistance and documentation
- GitHub Copilot — AI coding assistant for automation scripts
- Notion AI — For organizing projects and documentation
- Perplexity AI — For fast technical research
Hardware & Equipment
- Siemens S7-1200 PLC Starter Kit
- Arduino Industrial Kit
- Raspberry Pi 4 for Automation Projects
FREE RESOURCES
- AI Automation Engineer Starter Toolkit — Free PDF Download
- PLC + AI Integration Cheat Sheet — Free Download