Scripting For Technology Extensions - Siemens SINAMICS RAILCTRL Function Manual

Note
Information about scripting, tools and application examples
● Detailed documentation about VBScript is available at the following address
www.microsoft.com).
● Detailed notes for SIMOTION scripts are contained in SIMOTION Utilities & Applications.
This information is available on DVD or in the Internet at the following address
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/26340545).
In addition to the SIMOTION Scripting Interface Manual and a script styleguide, there is a
collection of scripts that provide support when working with SIMOTION SCOUT.
Scripting variants
The following scripting variants are available in STARTER:
VBScript Internal
In the STARTER project navigator, script folders can be inserted under the project, each device
and each TO/DO. You can then insert the scripts into this script folder. Scripts are edited using
an internal editor. Scripts can be imported or exported in text format (ASCII) and XML.
VBScript External
Scripts can also be executed from Windows Explorer. STARTER does not have to be started
for this purpose. This allows operators without system knowledge to perform configuration
tasks. In this case, the script is available as a VBScript in an ASCII file "TECupdaten.vbs" in the
Windows file system, for example.
External scripting
For more complex scripting applications, you can implement your own application – which
provides a task-oriented user interface – and internal SIMOTION scripting, which uses the
STEP7 command interface and other scripting interfaces (e.g. for databases or XML). This
form of scripting is implemented using VisualBasic or Visual C#, for example.
4.5.2

Scripting for Technology Extensions

An application example, where several TEC-specific scripting methods are applied, is the
automated update of Technology Extensions. The typical workflow when upgrading and the
methods used are subsequently described.
Detailed information about general and TEC-specific scripting methods are provided in the
STARTER online help.
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4.5 Scripting with STARTER or SIMOTION SCOUT
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