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SIMOTION Motion Control System
SIMOTION engineering software
Options for SIMOTION SCOUT
> SIMOTION easyProject project generator
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Overview
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The basic functions that can be used in practically every
SIMOTION application and which are provided by the project
generator include:
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Message handling:
Centralized error message handling for all components
including archiving and display on a visualization system
(HMI)
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Startup check:
A startup check for all connected components (provides
information about the status of the configured devices
connected to the various field buses or internal connections)
• OMAC:
Operating mode management
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Ethernet communication:
Machine-to-machine coupling via Ethernet communication
over TCP/IP
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Axis function block:
Easy activation of basic Motion Control functions (up to and
including cam synchronization) via a central (generic) axis
function block
• Interpreter:
A sequence interpreter for easy configuration of machine
sequences using tables
These basic functions alone remove most of the manual
programming and configuration work that would normally be
necessary and consequently minimize the associated working
time and possibilities for error.
In addition to the standard modules for basic, diagnostic,
operating mode and communication functions, the project
generator also offers a large number of sector-specific
technology functions
(see also Solutions for industrial sectors in
section Utilities & Applications).
Automatic generation of the project
When the project is generated, all the necessary technology
objects (TOs) are created and connected, libraries and program
modules (only the currently selected modules) are automatically
linked into the project and the programs are assigned to the
respective execution levels. This results in a loadable and
executable SIMOTION SCOUT project comprising the required
machine functions without having to write a single line of code.
You can concentrate fully on the special functions of your
machine (sequence, signal connections, special functions, etc.)
saving a considerable amount of work so that you achieve your
objective much more quickly.
SIMOTION easyProject is also designed so that it can integrate
its own blocks in this generic workflow of the automatic
application creation.
The uniform structure also makes a project generated in this
manner extremely easy to maintain. The generated program
modules can be edited and modified by the user. If standard
modules of the project have been changed centrally or if new
standard modules need to be linked into the project, this can be
done simply by running the project generator again. During the
generator run, the originally used and, where applicable,
updated modules and libraries will be recognized and
displayed. These can then also be updated in the project
automatically.
Web-based diagnostics
The project generator also creates specific web pages for the
separate modules. These can be loaded into the SIMOTION
controller, if required, to offer additional customized diagnostic
functions to those provided by every device via the integrated
web server and the standard diagnostic pages of SIMOTION IT.
This means that commissioning or specific service tasks can
also be performed using a standard web browser – without the
need for an engineering system. It is of no consequence here
whether you connect to the controller via a network cable or via
a secure connection over the Internet (e.g. through a VPN
tunnel).
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