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Recipe management and watch lists
Values of selected variables are displayed. Pre-defined values can be assigned to
variables which can then be downloaded to the control system all at once ("Write recipe").
Ongoing values from the control system can also be pre-assigned for reading into the
Watch and Recipe Manager, and stored in memory there ("Read recipe). These functions
are also helpful, for example, for setting and entering control parameters.
Visualization
Includes color change, moving elements, bitmaps, text display, allows input of set point
values and display of process variables read from the PLC, dynamic bar diagrams, alarm
and event management, function keys and ActiveX elements.
Configurators of the communication interfaces
Integrated configurator for Ethernet, Modbus and CS31.
Open interfaces
DDE and OPC.
Programming
Serial or via Ethernet networks.
Engineering interface
Provides access from the programming system to an external project database in which
the program source code of one or several automation projects is managed. Optionally, a
version control system, such as Visual Source Safe, can be used in order to ensure data
consistency of the program code for several different users and projects.
• Comprehensive libraries.
• Windows 32-bit standard.
• Operating systems Windows 2000 and XP.
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