Open Commissioning Assistant Plugin for PLCSIM Advanced

Description

Connects to a PLCSIM Advanced PLC instance using cyclic I/O and acyclic data communication.

Quick Getting Started

• Download the zip file from the latest release page
• Unpack and place it in the directory or a subdirectory of the OC.Assistant.exe
• Start the Assistant and connect or create a TwinCAT solution
• Add a new plugin instance using the + button
• Select PlcSimAdvanced, configure parameters and press Apply (see also)
• Depending on the parameters, a TwinCAT GVL with PLC In- and Outputs is generated
• The plugin starts when TwinCAT goes to Run Mode and tries to connect to the PLC instance

Plugin Parameters

• AutoStart: Automatic start and stop with TwinCAT
• PlcName: Name of the PLCSIM Advanced PLC instance
• Identifier: Unique id for acyclic communication
• CycleTime: CycleTime in ms
• InputAddress: Used PLC input range (e.g. 0-1023 or 0,1,2 or a combination)
• OutputAddress: Used PLC output range (e.g. 0-1023 or 0,1,2 or a combination)

Requirements

To run the plugin, you need PLCSIM Advanced installed on your system with a valid license.
See Siemens documentation how to create and start a PLC instance using PLCSIM Advanced.

To build the plugin yourself, you need to copy the Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64.dll to the project directory.
You can find the dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Siemens\PLCSIMADV\API\<YourVersion>\ by default.

Note

The plugin has been tested with PLCSIM Advanced Version v4 SP1, v6 and v6 Update1