M-Target for Simulink
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Bachmann electronic is the leading supplier for sophisticated automation solutions. In particular, Bachmann develops, produces and distributes worldwide real-time systems (PLC), control panels and industrial PCs for use in control, regulation, motion control, measurement data processing and analytics. Its core added value is its suitability for use under the roughest environmental conditions and with the highest performance requirements. Bachmann automation systems allow homogeneous and comprehensive solutions.

Simulation – virtual prototype construction and testing The world of automation technology today uses an enormously broad spectrum of processes and systems. Where earlier simple and clear logical switch mechanisms and process chains were at the center of automation, today fast movements in space, coordination of predened pressure or temperature sequences, and process optimizations with many key variables are important automation tasks. With increasing complexity and speed of the systems, the development sequence is also decisive. When the engineering art of “logical consideration” or...

Coding was earlier – modeling is today Classical programming in text languages, such as IEC 61131-ST or C/C++, try to bring specications regarding logic or sequences into a form understandable to the processor. And so structure and syntax are oriented only to a very limited extent on the actual task (e.g. “regulate a nonlinear system with the help of observer structures”), but instead on the possibilities of the control unit used. From the perspective of the “control computer” execution controller, modelbased development (model-driven design) takes place at a higher level of abstraction....

Bachmann M-Target for Simulink® The product families MATLAB® and Simulink® from MathWorks, Inc. are a de facto standard worldwide for computer simulation and Model-Based Design. Nearly all research departments in industry and at universities benet from the advantages these tools provide. M-Target for Simulink® enables the use of Simulink® and other toolboxes from the product family for automatic generation of executable real-time programs for the Bachmann M1 automation system. The solution developed by the experts at Bachmann electronic, M-Target for Simulink®, is a tool that offers...

Revolutionary development process 2. Simulation The resulting complete model is now simulated ofine on the computer. Comprehensive test series of all possible operating conditions or error situations are played through. Iterative model adjustments and new simulations follow seamlessly. The high-quality process/solver for numeric calculation of differential equations also prove themselves outside of simple analytical systems. Outstanding graphic depiction possibilities, such as curves and surface plots and even animated 3D-CAD models, optimize the work sequence. 1. Modeling Both plant...

3. Generation and download In this step, the process model is rst separated from the actual control or regulation part. Then a mouse click triggers automatic code generation and preparation of the application for the realtime system. This can be loaded directly from the Simulink® interface into the controller. “With M-Target for Simulink® we saved more than half an employee year of development time.” Michel Leen, Software/System Development, Fontijne Grotnes (Netherlands) 4. Test and optimization The generated real-time program now runs in the controller. But it can exchange data directly...

Fully integrated engineering “With the Bachmann M-Target for Simulink®, we were able to successfully implement the most modern motion control solutions with extraordinary regulation models.” Frank Mertens, Senior Software Designer, Philips Applied Technologies (Netherlands) Block-oriented design In Simulink, the models are dened through blocks and their connections. Such blocks have input and output variables and inner parameters. Even the basic version of Simulink offers nished function blocks for arithmetic, logic, ow control and Any desired hierarchy From every group of connected blocks,...

A comprehensive library of Ml signal modules is available as Simulink blocks to serve as interface to the actual process. At the time the generated code was executed, the Simulink® application can thus directly access the hardware module and work with its data. In addition, specific characteristics of such components, such as resolution, quantization or delay times can be taken into account in the simulation mode. This results in considerably more reliable results, even in the early phase of offline Especially efficient in M-Target for Simulink® is the work with block parameters, that is,...

Regulation and process completely under control Control technology made easy The range of functions of MATLAB® and Simulink® and the application-specic toolboxes, such as Control System Toolbox, System Identication Toolbox or Signal Processing Toolbox offer solutions for challenging control design tasks. Comprehensive functions are already integrated, ranging from path identication to higher-order controllers (observer structures, fuzzy control, MIMO,…) to adaptive systems. Using these tightly integrated capabilities for real-time controller programming makes it easier to design control...

Seamless embedding, integrated maximum performance Simulink® Programs C/C++ Programs Java Programs Embedded Java Real-time TCP/IP HTTP SOAP SSL SMTP SNTP ppp SMS Real-time operating system Input Task model of the M1 controller The Bachmann M1 Automation System is a comprehensive, industry-tested overall solution. From the possibility to connect all usual industry signal standards to eldbuses and real-time Ethernet to IT protocols, all interfaces are immediately available. Some modules for functional safety up to SIL 3 as per IEC 61508 or performance level e as per ISO 13849 are additional...