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Automation SummitA User Conference - June 23 – 25, 2014

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Alex KrejcieExtending S7 PLC through WinAC

Presenter InfoAlex Krejcie

Project Engineer

Siemens Certified Professional

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign

With DMC since 2011

DMC Company Profile

Industries Served:

Automotive

Chemical and Food

Processing

Electronics/Semicondu

ctor

Hydraulics

Laboratory Testing

Machine Tool

Material Handling

Metal Converting

Packaging

Pharmaceutical

Printing & Textiles

Established in 1996, offices in Chicago, Boston & Denver & customers throughout

the world

employees & growing

70+

MANUFACTURINGAUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE

PLC Programming

Motion Control Engineering &Servo Systems

HMI & SCADA Expertise

Intelligent Data& Web BasedSystems

Vision Inspection Expertise

Robotics

TEST & MEASUREMENT AUTOMATION

NI FPGA

LabVIEW Development

Test Stand Design

Machine Vision

Data Analysis & Reporting

NI Real-Time

CUSTOM SOFTWARE& HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

PC Application Development

Product Development

Web Application, iOS, Android & App Development

Embedded Design & Programming

SDK, API & Driver Development

Database Systems

MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES

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INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATIONS

Agenda

• WinAC Features• WinAC ODK• Advantages and Applications

• Questions?

If your PC can do it, so can your PLC

PLC vs PC

What is WinAC?

What is WinACPC with a PLC heart

Features

Features• STEP 7 V5.x and TIA Portal compatibility

Features• Virtual Panel

FeaturesNanobox

Microbox

Rack Mount

Panel PC

Any standard PC

Features• Profibus/Profinet onboard

Features• Real-time deterministic processing

• Safety Rated (WinAC RTX F)

EN 954-1 -> Cat. 4

IEC 62061 -> SIL 3

EN ISO 13849-1 -> PL e

Features

Features?

Features• Kernel Level Implementation

WinAC ODK

WinAC ODK

WinAC ODK

ODK

CCX - Custom Code eXtension SMX - Shared Memory eXtension CMI - Controller Management Integration

WinAC ODKCMI

• Controller Management Integration (CMI) provides the WinAC control panel functions for PC applications

Functions• Connect to PLC• Check Supported

Features• Get/Set Attributes

• Mode (Run/Stop)• LEDS• AutoStart• Memory Card File

• Register for Changes

WinAC ODKSMX

• Shared Memory eXtension (SMX) exchanges data fast between WinAC and the Windows application

SMX

Pros• Fast!• Simple to Implement• Behaves like I/O

Cons• Limited to 4KB Input and 4KB Output

• Memory is Read-Only and Write-Only

• No Data Consistency

WinAC ODKCCX

• Custom Code eXtension (CCX) calls high-level language routines from the WinAC control program

CCX

Pros• Flexible• Choice of Operation

Synchronously Asynchronously Continuously

• Data Consistency• Access to Data Blocks

Cons• More Complex• Slower

Windows vs Real-Time Core

Windows (dll) Real-Time (rtss/rtdll)

Languages

Windows (dll)• C#• VB• C/C++

Real-Time (rtss/rtdll)• C/C++• Matlab Plugin (C+

+)

Advantages and Applications

Advantages and Applications

Totally Integrated

Device Integration

Database Access

.NET Framework

Web Services

Simplified Development

Totally NOT Integrated

Totally Integrated

Totally Integrated

Device Integration

Device IntegrationUSB devices/converters

• C/C++ rtdll/dll direct to driver

Device IntegrationPCI Cards

• C/C++ logic to device• Fieldbus Cards

• Hilscher, ESD, IXXAT• Data Acquisition

• ADDI-Data, United Electronic Industries, National Instruments

Device IntegrationBluetooth Anki demo

• C# communication logic <-> Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle

Database AccessC# application with .NET Library or LINQ to SQL

• Log and/or retrieve complex data

• Can replace OPC Server with bridge to database, or HMI plugins

• Multiple databases local and/or remote

• Different management systems (SQL, Oracle, MySQL etc.)

.NET FrameworkWPF/Win Forms/DirectX User Interface• Completely Customizable• Much higher development cost!

.NET FrameworkBackground Services

• WCF (Windows Communication Foundation)• Allows remote connection by other computers/processes

• System and File Access

• Complex Algorithms (math packages)• Lookup Tables• Large Memory Requirements

Web Services• Headless ASP.NET website acting as an HMI• Email Alerts• Access to website APIs (google voice

commands)• Post to your twitter feed or share your

machines status on Facebook!

Simplified development

Wide support of windows drivers and applications

Large knowledgebase of “conventional” programming languages

Simplified developmentEasy conversion between existing projects and examples

Large pool of experienced developers and support

Simplified development

Separation of concerns

“DO_SOMETHING_AWESOME!”

Final ThoughtsDMC collectively has 10,000+ hours of experience working on the WinAC platform.

It’s not the right solution for every project, but for the ones it’s right for, it is so right.

If your PC can do it, so can your PLC…with WinAC!

Questions?

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Alex Krejcie312.255.8757 (ext. 129)Alex.Krejcie@dmcinfo.comwww.dmcinfo.com