Rockwell Automation AADvance Controller Solutions Handbook User Manual
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Solutions Handbook (AADvance Controller)
AADvance Workstation Software and Application Development Environment
Workstation Software
The AADvance workstation uses software that enables you to design the complete
control strategy as one, then to target parts of the strategy at each controller.
Interaction between the resources is automatic, significantly reducing the complexity of
configuration in a multi-resource solution.
The workstation software, known as the Workbench is compliant with IEC61131
industrial standard and has the following powerful features:
the regulation of the flow of control decisions for an interacting distributed control
system
providing for the consistency of data
providing a means for synchronous operation between devices
eliminating the need to have separate synchronous schemes
easing the development and maintenance of robust systems
The Workbench lets you create local and distributed control applications using the
five languages of IEC 61131-3. Engineers can choose one language or a combination of
languages that best suits their knowledge and programming style and the nature of the
application.
It is also a secure development environment that requires a hardware (USB Dongle) or
software license to run on a PC. There is also a Program Enable key (not applicable
to a Euro Controller) that must be plugged into the processor base unit to allow the
user to modify and download the application resource or access the
AADvanceDiscover utility to check the status of the controller IP address. The
Program Enable key when it is removed protects the application from unauthorized
access.
The development environment includes:
tools for program development
program documentation
function block library management
application archiving
database configuration
import/export utilities
on-line monitoring
off-line simulation and controlled on-line changes.