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VisiLogic Overview
5 VisiLogic: Getting Started
VisiLogic Overview
VisiLogic is the software tool you use to create control projects for Vision
controllers.
After you plan the control task, use VisiLogic to write, debug, and download
the PLC control and HMI applications into the controller.
The PLC application is your control, or automation application. You write the
PLC application using the Ladder Editor.
The HMI application configures the operating panel's function. You use the HMI
Editor to create the Displays that are shown on the controller's screen.
Displays tell your operators what to do. You can have your operators log in
with a password, enter setpoints and other data, and instruct the operator
what to do in case of a system problem or alarm. A Display can contain both
text and images. Text and images can be both fixed and/or variable.
Variables are inserted into a Display to:
Show run-time values as integers
Represent run-time values with either text, images, or bar graphs
Show text messages that vary according to runtime conditions
Enable an operator to enter data using the Vision's alphanumeric keypad
Editors
You use different editors to create your control project:
Hardware Configuration
Ladder
HMI Display
Variable
Each editor is operated through a different window. You switch between the
editors via the Toolbar buttons or by clicking elements in the Project Explorer.
Language Interface
VisiLogic supports a number of interface languages. You can change the
interface language by selecting Languages from the VisiLogic View menu.
Hardware Configuration
VisiLogic offers an integral Hardware Configuration module. The foundation of
a Vision control system is the controller. The Snap-in I/O Module provides an
on-board I/O configuration. You add I/Os by integrating I/O Expansion
Modules.
After you select the Snap-in or Expansion I/O modules connected to the
controller, you can configure inputs: analog, digital, and high-speed
counter/shaft-encoder/frequency measurers and PT100; and outputs: analog,
digital, and PWM high-speed outputs.
Ladder Modules and Subroutines
VisiLogic is a modular program that you build using Modules and Subroutines.