Interface for data exchange between industrial controllers and simulation applications for simulating a machine
US11972177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/23456
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, methods, and software to facilitate simulating machines used in industrial automation are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, an API is utilized to establish at least a communication link between a simulation model created in a simulation application and an industrial controller system outside of the simulation model, wherein the simulation model comprises definitions for a virtual representation of at least a portion of a machine used in an industrial automation environment. Data is then exchanged between the industrial controller system and the simulation model over the communication link.
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