You already run an LMS — and you want the PLC lab to fit inside it, not replace it. It does. Link an assignment out to a graded browser activity (no plugin to install to start), manage cohort progress in our console, and have students submit certificate and portfolio evidence to your gradebook. Deeper LTI launch, automatic passback and SSO are on request — and we will be straight about exactly what ships today.
Join 1400+ learners practicing PLC programming
Wiring this into a course? Email us your LMS, set up your team, or see the institutional overview.
Works with the LMS you already run
The platform is LMS-agnostic by design. Because it is a browser activity, you reach it the same way you reach any external resource from your course — a link in an assignment or module item. That is genuinely all it takes to get a graded lab running; everything below is what ships today, stated plainly.
Add an External URL to a Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or Google Classroom item. It opens the browser lab in a tab — no LMS plugin, no building block, nothing for IT to install or security-review first.
Students sign in with their own free accounts; on the Teams plan an admin invites a cohort from a reassignable seat pool and watches a live progress dashboard — who is behind, before the due date.
Every PLC, HMI and robotics submission is marked against test cases instantly inside the simulator. The grading happens in the lab, so it scales to a whole module without manual marking.
Each student exports a portfolio PDF of timestamped, name-attributed completions plus any certificate earned. They turn that in to your LMS assignment, and you record the mark — manual, but verifiable.
Chromebooks, locked-down lab PCs, Macs, Linux — anything with a browser. No admin rights, no VM, no per-machine install, so it works on the same devices your LMS already opens on.
Certified LTI launch, automatic gradebook passback (LTI Advantage AGS) and SSO/SAML are NOT shipped today — they are roadmap / on-request. Tell us your setup and we will be honest about what is feasible for your deployment.
How it fits
Your LMS stays the home base for the course and the gradebook. From there a link opens the full PLC, HMI and robotics lab in a browser tab, where students build, run and are auto-graded on the same IEC 61131-3 logic they will meet on a real plant floor — then bring their evidence back to your course.
By platform
Same mechanism on every platform — a linked activity, auto-graded in the browser, evidence submitted back to your gradebook. We are deliberately not claiming a certified app for any of them; here is exactly what works on each today.
Add an External URL (or a Page link) to a Canvas assignment or module item that opens the activity in a new tab. Students complete and are auto-graded in the simulator; you record the mark in Canvas from their portfolio PDF. No Canvas app or plugin to install to get started.
Add a URL resource or an Assignment with an external link to your Moodle course. Learners launch the browser lab, finish the graded scenarios, and submit their portfolio PDF to the Moodle assignment for your gradebook. Nothing to deploy on your Moodle server to begin.
Drop a Web Link into a Blackboard content area or learning module. Students open the activity, complete it, and you enter the grade in the Blackboard Grade Center from their evidence PDF. No building block to install to start running cohorts.
Attach the activity link to a Classroom assignment. Students click through, complete the graded lab, and turn in their certificate or portfolio PDF as the assignment submission. Works on the school Chromebooks they already sign in to.
Need a deeper, certified integration for one of these — LTI launch, automatic gradebook passback or single sign-on? That is on-request / roadmap, not shipped. Tell us which LMS and what your procurement requires on the form below and we will be honest about the options.
Straight about what ships
No overpromising. This is the exact state of LMS integration so you can take it to a procurement or IT conversation without surprises.
| Capability | Status | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Link an assignment out to the lab | Ships today | Add an external link in Canvas / Moodle / Blackboard / Classroom — no plugin. |
| Auto-grading inside the simulator | Ships today | Every submission marked instantly; no manual marking at module scale. |
| Cohort progress dashboard | Ships today | Admin console shows who is behind, before the due date — in our console, not the LMS. |
| Certificate & portfolio PDF evidence | Ships today | Students submit timestamped, name-attributed evidence to your gradebook manually. |
| Certified LTI launch (one-click from the LMS) | On request / roadmap | Not shipped. Tell us your LMS and we will scope feasibility honestly. |
| Automatic gradebook passback (LTI AGS) | On request / roadmap | Not shipped. Grades are recorded manually from the evidence PDF today. |
| Single sign-on (SSO / SAML) | On request / roadmap | Not shipped. Students use their own platform logins today. |
If deeper integration is a hard requirement, say so on the form — we would rather tell you the honest state than win a deal and disappoint your IT team.
Talk to us
Trial the full platform free and link a single graded activity into a course to see how it fits. When you are ready for a managed cohort, we will scope the right institutional access — and be straight about LTI, passback and SSO for your specific LMS. See the institutional overview →
Tell us which LMS you run (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom or other), your cohort size, and whether deeper LTI / gradebook passback / SSO is a requirement. We'll come back with the right setup — and be honest about what ships today vs what is on request.
Prefer email? hello@plcsimulationsoftware.com · or set up your team free.
Related institutional pages
Add a graded browser PLC lab to your Canvas or Moodle course — link out from an assignment, no per-machine install, portfolio evidence for practical assessment.
A control-systems lab that sits beside your campus LMS — unlimited concurrent seats, no VM or admin rights on managed machines, opens in any browser tab.
Run cohorts off your existing LMS — link the activity, track progress in our console, and file completion evidence in your learner records.
Drop a hands-on automation lab into your corporate LMS path — team seats, progress reporting, and certificate evidence for your L&D records.
The institutional hub: how the browser lab, cohort dashboards, seat licensing and assessment evidence fit together for any kind of organisation.
No plugin to install. No migration. Link an assignment out to a browser activity, track the cohort, and have students submit their evidence to your gradebook — then talk to us about deeper integration if you need it.