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LadderWorks

™

PLC

A Complete Soft PLC Package

Overview

LadderWorks™ PLC, an independent PLC package, is included with and integrated with all of Soft Servo Systems’ SMP general motion control products and all ServoWorks CNC products. LadderWorks PLC includes a real-time soft PLC Engine and the LadderWorks Console — a Win32 application for editing, monitoring, debugging and compiling PLC sequence programs.

Integrated Soft PLC

Ladder logic Max 40,000 steps 0.07 s/step (Pentium IV 2.4 GHz) 100 bytes each for X and Y signal addresses; 400 bytes each E-mail and telephone alert for F and G signal addresses

LadderWorks Console

* Easily create, import, edit, compile, verify and monitor PLC sequence programs with ladder diagrams

LadderWorks PLC Engine

Quickly insert functional commands by selecting functions from a pull-down menu, and entering parameters (if any) in pop-up text boxes Real-time soft PLC engine for industry-standard ladder logic control and execution of PLC sequence programs Provides control of axis modules — independent and individual Simply insert basic instructions by pointing and clicking on symbols within the easy-to-use GUI positioning of PLC axes — useful for part feeders, tool changers, etc. (available for ServoWorks S-120M, ServoWorks S-140M, ServoWorks S-200M and for all SMP products) View Ladder Diagram (LD) format (with a user-friendly ladder editor) or Instruction List (IL) format Seamlessly integrated with the SMP Motion Engine or the ServoWorks CNC Engine into a single motion/machine control application providing uniform API functions Meaningfully comment or label components in ladder diagrams Search ladder diagrams for addresses or labels Operates with Fanuc-compatible ladder logic Force component values while monitoring sequence programs (helpful in diagnosing problems during machine setup and integration) Maximum number of I/O points varies according to the interface system: VersioBus: 416 Print ladder diagrams Realtime Express: 672 Execute subprogram routines in sequence programs to eliminate redundant programming with modularization SSCNET : 288 MECHATROLINK: 608 View register map (I/O data mapping tables) Provides deterministic, real-time performance. Sort register map by address, label or description Operates with a 5 msec standard scan time (8 msec for ServoWorks S-100T) Export PLC sequence programs in text (IL format) or compile into executable binary code according to the ladder diagram Interfaces extensively with the SMP Motion Engine or the ServoWorks CNC Engine: monitors motion status and sends motion commands Includes PLC utility tools — real-time bit pattern display for any signal address (F, G, X or Y data) and real-time time charts showing the history of specified bit signals in any signal addresses to aid in debugging PLC sequence programs Recognizes 38 function blocks and 12 basic commands, simplifying the programming of complex machine functions Includes extensive documentation and mapping tables (for reference in writing sequence programs) and allowing for quick and easy creation of sequence programs