VSLogix Software
Overview
VSLogix is a powerful and easy-to-use ladder-logic programming tool designed for the IntellECAT PLC/Gateway. Built to meet industrial standards, it is perfect for various specialized applications. VSLogix also directly connects to IntellECAT cards and their networks, making it simple to configure and monitor ladder programs in real-time, as well as check the status and I/O of all connected GX20 cards.
Key Features:
- Create robust, powerful, and reusable ladder-logic programs and download them to cards.
- Upload and modify existing ladder-logic programs directly from IntellECAT cards.
- Scan and Configure GX20 network from VSLogix software using IntellECAT card as a gateway.
- Monitor program execution and debug by changing values from the VSLogix software during runtime.
- Drag-and-drop Graphical User Interface for simple, yet extensive ladder-logic programming.
- In Gateway mode, provides Ethernet/IP bridge to EtherCAT network of up to 128 GX20 MDR Control Cards.
- In PLC mode, in addition to the bridge functionality, Intellecat Gateway also runs ladder logic programs controlling up to 128 GX20 Cards and up to 10 Smart3G cards.
Advanced Capabilities
VSLogix let's you create Conveyor Types templates that are repeated in the
entire conveyor system, e.g., accumulation, merge, cross-transfer, etc.
These templates are then used to create a number of Conveyor Sections in the system to match the physical conveyor layout.
As a result, the most complicated ladder program stays simple and neat.
The templates are created in Conveyor Types option of the project explorer.
These conveyor types are the building blocks for entire conveyor layout.
In the Conveyor Layout view, you can define the interlocks between conveyor sections, e.g., downstream ready, upstream package available, etc. As all the conveyor programs are written in a generic format, irrespective of the physical location, you can easily assign the interlocks as well as the devices used by each section.
Conveyor system arrangement, showcasing the interconnections between conveyor segments
Creating Conveyor Types or templates of conveyors helps to debug the program easily. If one conveyor section is not
working according to the plan, the user can look into the conveyor type related to that section and fix the problem
instead of going throught the entire ladder program and fix every part of the program. This approach is not only easy
to use, but also it saves a lot of engineering time.
The ability to create conveyor layout by simply dragging and dropping conveyor types and create conveyor sections quickly
gives the engineers the flexibility to try different orientations using the conveyor types and make the best possible layout
with the existing resources. As the result, the engineers can avoid the traditional approach of creating entire program to
try different conveyor layout to find the most efficient one.