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NET Applications- Desktop or Web, INGEAR.NET Components Can Handle It. Local Browser Clients. Remote Browser Clients. Ethernet. Ethernet. Advanced Access to Allen-Bradley Devices with VS.NET. Win Worrall Applications/Development Engineer Email : wworrall@softwaretoolbox.com.
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NET Applications- Desktop or Web, INGEAR.NET Components Can Handle It Local Browser Clients Remote Browser Clients Ethernet Ethernet Advanced Access to Allen-Bradley Devices with VS.NET Win Worrall Applications/Development Engineer Email: wworrall@softwaretoolbox.com
Visualization and Connecting to AB/GE/Modbus PLCs with VS.NET Agenda: 45 – 60 Minutes • INGEAR.NET Overview • Simulating a Controller object • Automatic tag Polling • UIItem Class Overview • Live training • Discussion, Questions & Answers
INGEAR.NET Family of Visual Studio.NET Components • Connect to Allen-Bradley, GE Fanuc, and Modbus PLCs • Supported in both Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010 • Windows Forms • Console Applications • System Services • Web Forms • Web Services • COM Wrapper for VB6 Support
What Is Involved to Use INGEAR.NET.Logix? • You have an Allen-Bradley PLC. • Logix Family (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix and SoftLogix) • Visual Studio 2005, 2008 or 2010 • Good Design and Planning Still Required Visual Studio to AB Devices
Advantages of INGEAR.NET • Easy to use • No point counts or other artificial limits • Self Optimized Communication • Interfaces allow for rapid and device-independent development • Runtime-free distribution, single computer, or compact framework licenses
Simulating a Controller • No PLC Needed • Controller • Simulate = True • Tag.SimType • UserMode (default) • Ramp • Random • Sine
Automatic Group Scanning • There are 3 ScanModes • Read Only • Write Only • ReadWrite • How does ReadWrite work? • Scan the Tag.Value for changes • If so write these changes to the PLC. • Read all the Values from the PLC • Tag.Value = 123, Invokes a Write.
UIItem Class • Binding of Tag.Value to any Form Control • 1 to Many Relationship • UIItem Constructors • UIItem(FormControl, Property) • UIItem(FormControl, Property, Format) • UIItem(FormControl, Property, StartVal, StartColor, StopVal, StopColor)
What Tools are Needed? • For all usage scenarios • No tags limits • Single developer or multi-developer solutions • Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2010 • INGEAR.NET Licenses Available: • Runtime Free Developer License, $999 (Modbus $599) • Additional Developers, $595 (Except Modbus) • Single Computer License, $299 (Except Modbus $199) • Optional USB Hardware Key $150 • Developers Licenses included 1 Year of Support and Upgrades. • Maintenance Agreement Renewal $295 • Fully Functional 10-Day Demo Available • Symbol Factory.NET • Runtime Free Developer License, $795 www.softwaretoolbox.com/ingearnet
Contact Information & Other Learning Opportunities • Questions later? • Win Worrall • wworrall@softwaretoolbox.com • Renee Sikes • rsikes@softwaretoolbox.com • 888-665-3678 or +1 704-849-2773 • Product Websites • www.softwaretoolbox.com/ingearnet • Other learning opportunities • Recording of this webinar • Visit softwaretoolbox.webex.com