New Automation Technology

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eXtended Automation (XA) - overview

Architecture (XAA)

Engineering (XAE)
Runtime (XAR)

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA)
eXtended
Architecture (XAA)

TcCOM

Safety

C++
modules

TcCOM

TcCOM

TcCOM

eXtended
Automation
Runtime (XAR)

PLC

TcCOM

Modular runtime system

NC

TwinCAT 3
eXtended
Automation (XA)
eXtended
Automation
Engineering (XAE)

TwinCAT 3 development environment

based on Visual Studio 2010
TwinCAT 3
Standard

TwinCAT 3
Integrated

Visual Studio
2010 Shell

Visual Studio
2010

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA) - notebook example (XAE) CX
eXtended
Automation
Engineering (XAE)

TwinCAT 3 development environment

Visual Studio 2010
TwinCAT 3
Standard

TwinCAT 3
Integrated

Visual Studio
2010 Shell

Visual Studio
2010

eXtended
Automation
Runtime (XAR)

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA) - notebook example (XAE) CX
Ethernet interface used as
programming interface

eXtended
Automation
Runtime (XAR)

TcCOM

Safety

C++
modules

TcCOM

TcCOM

TcCOM

PLC

TcCOM

Modular runtime system

NC

EtherCAT

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA) - notebook example (XAE) CX
TwinCAT 3 development environment on
notebook

TwinCAT 3 runtime on CX /IPC

TwinCAT 3
Standard / Integrated
TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS
TwinCAT 3 Runtime
Real-time Kernel

Simulink
PLC
modules

C++
PLC
modules

PLC
PLC

IO

TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS

CNC
PLC

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA) - notebook example (XAE) CX
TwinCAT 3 development
environment PC

TwinCAT 3 runtime on CX /IPC

TwinCAT 3
Standard / Integrated

TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS

Real-time Kernel
CNC
PLC

Simulink
PLC
modules

C++
PLC
modules

PLC
PLC

IO

TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS

TwinCAT 3 Runtime

Config Mode:
to enable communication (programming)

XAE status
PC
taskbar

scanning of hardware / IO test in Freerun

Run Mode : PLC NC IO etc. operate in real-time

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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eXtended Automation (XA)

Architecture (XAA) - notebook example (XAE) CX

TwinCAT XAE displays TwinCAT

state on the target system

TwinCAT on the target computer

(CX / IPC)

PC taskbar

The target computer

must be in the RUN
state in order to logon
to the PLC

Real-time load in %

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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Establishment of a connection

Practical part

Establishment of a
connection

TwinCAT 3 | Overview

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Establishment of a connection
Requirement: TC3 is successfully installed on the programming computer and the
target computer
Hardware with PC (XAE)
Target system CX with BK1120 Bus Station

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Hardware
Example hardware
PC with TwinCAT3 XAE,
CX with EtherCAT
adaptor
TwinCAT3 XAE / XAR on
the same computer
(local)
BK1120 Bus Coupler
2* KL1XX2 2-CHANNEL
DIG IN
2* KL2XX4 4-CHANNEL
DIG OUT
1* KL2531 Stepper
Terminal
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Starting the VS2010 / 2010 shell

Taskbar TwinCAT
VS2010 symbol

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Starting the VS2010 / 2010 shell

New Project
XAE Project

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Setting the target system

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Establishment of a connection
To search, first select Local Target System

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Establishment of a connection

searches for
TC
controllers
IPC/ CX

Connection
to both
devices
(enter PC
target
system)

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Establishment of a connection
Logon information: user name and password for computer.
Training CX 1020
CX training:

Administrator
1

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Establishment of a connection

Connection valid

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Establishment of a connection

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Status of connection establishment

TwinCAT XAE displays TwinCAT
state on the target system

TwinCAT on the target computer

(CX / IPC)

PC taskbar

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State of the TwinCAT symbol

TwinCAT XAE displays TwinCAT
state on the target system

The TwinCAT system on the XAE

computer must be in the Config
Mode for logging on.

The target system must

be in Config Mode for
scanning and freerun test
of the hardware

The target computer must

be in the RUN state in
order to logon to the PLC
later

Run Mode is also possible if the XAE computer

simultaneously represents a control computer (XAR)

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Scan and Freerun

Practical part

Hardware test

Scanning
Freerun Mode

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Scan Hardware
Check Config
Mode, activate
Config Mode if
necessary

Scan

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Scan Hardware
Scan Hardware

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Freerun
In Freerun Mode,
I/O can be tested
without PLC program

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PLC Program

Practical part

Create PLC program

Generate global variables

Linkage with the hardware

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Add PLC project

Create PLC project

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Global Variable List

PLC project from
template
Generate global variable
list

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Global Variable List

Name

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Global Variable List

Create global variables

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Linking
Link

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Linking
Link

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Linking
Further links

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Activate
Activating the
configuration
Wait for Run Mode

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Activate
If TwinCAT XAR is not
registered, a 7-day
licence can be created

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Login
Logon to PLC project

Login

Start
PLC

PLC
Online

PLC RUN

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Online

XAE offline + PLC not in Run Mode

XAE online + PLC not in Run Mode
XAE offline + PLC in Run Mode
XAE online + PLC in Run Mode

TwinCAT in Run Mode

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Monitoring
Global variables online

Write
Values

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Extending the program

Logout
Create FB

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Extending the program

Create FB

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Extending the program

Edit FB
Toolbox: VIEW>TOOLBOX

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Extending the program

Edit FB
Adapt connection with
Set output connection

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Extending the program

Edit FB
Adapt connection with
Set output connection

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Extending the program

Call block in Main (ST)
with input assistant and
Auto Declare

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Extending the program

Call block in Main (ST)
with input assistant
and Auto Declare

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Extending the program

Call block in Main (ST)
with input assistant
and Auto Declare
Configure input and
output

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Autostart

Practical part

Settings for automatic start of

the XAR

Activate boot project

Enable boot project start
Set TwinCAT autostart for
RUN

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Autostart
Boot project
Enable autostart
Creating a boot project

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Autostart
TwinCAT autostart

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Autostart
User name and
password for the
control computer

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