# Connection FOI (Host) to PLCSim (VM)

**URL:** <https://community.factoryio.com/t/connection-foi-host-to-plcsim-vm/3477>\
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**Created:** [December 6, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/connection-foi-host-to-plcsim-vm/3477 "2024-12-06T16:50:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/connection-foi-host-to-plcsim-vm/3477/1 "2024-12-06T16:50:04Z")

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Hello,  
I’m a newbie in Factory IO, but not in plc programming.  
My question is:  
Can I connect my PLC Sim Advanced, which is located on a VM, with Factory IO, which is located on my Host?  
Because my Host is more powerful than the VM’s.  
I’m using different TIA versions, so that’s the reason I have several VMs.

Factory IO is working in a VM Ware VM, after I did some adjustments with the graphics. But still issues, that it gets frozen from time to time.  
In the Hyper-V VM, the processor gets to 100% and the running in the Factory IO is not usable, bc everything’s goes so slow. Sensors are flickering and so on.

VM’s are Hyper-V VM’s. TIA V16-V19.  
Host is Dell precision 5690 with 64 GB RAM.  
Factory IO Siemens license.

I’m looking forward to getting some Ideas if that’s possible at all or not.

Reagds.