simatic-ax/ae-sortingline

Application example: Sorting line using the windowtracking library

Sorting Line Application Example

Description

Sorting line by using the library WindowTracking

Layout

This example shows a small example of a sorting line with 4 exits.

How does it work

In this example every second, a TransportWindow will be created and one of 16 items in a list will be assigned to this window. Each item has one sort destination (exit point).

During the execution, a encoder will be simulated. This encoder will be incremented by 10mm every 10ms (corresponds 1m/s belt speed). In your application, the simulated encoder has to be replaced by a concrete one of type IEncoder.

The TransportWindow will be moved according the encoder values. When a TransportWindow reaches a VirtualTrigger, it will be activated and the event handler which belongs to the VirtualTrigger, will be executed.

1. If the event handler is a SortDecisionEvent:

   The SortDecisionEvent check, if the assigned item in the TransportWindow is designated for the active TriggerPoint.

   If yes, the exit handler of the SortDecisionEvent will be executed. In your application, you've to implement your own exit handler (e.g. if the exit is another conveyor, it has to be startup).

   If not, nothing happened.

2. If the event handler is a TerminateWindowEvent:

   In this case, the TransportWindow will be terminated. That has to be done at the end of the sorting line.

Execute the Application Example (AX Code local)

to use this application example you need to login into the GitHub registry. You'll find more information here

1. Open a CLI and switch to the target folder like:

   D:
   cd \Git
   

2. Install the application example on your local PC

   Run the following commands in a CLI

   apax create @simatic-ax/ae-sortingline --registry https://npm.pkg.github.com ae-sortingline
   axcode ae-sortingline 

3. If it is not open, open a terminal in AX Code (CTRL+SHIFT+ö)

4. Start a PLCSIM Advanced Instance (IP: Address 192.168.0.1). To change the IP you'll find information here

5. Install dependencies (if not yet done)

   apax install -L
   

6. Update your dependencies (optionally)

   apax update -a
   

7. If not done download a HWCN with the command:

   apax loadhwcn
   

   Result: a predefined HWCN from the folder hwcn will be downloaded. If the predefined HWCN (CPU 1516, FW2.8) is not compatible with your device, you've to create your own HWCN with TIA Portal and download it to the PLC/PLCSIM.

8. Build in download the project to the PLC

   1. Download to a PLCSIM Advanced

      apax dlsim
      

   2. Download to a real hardware PLC

      apax dlhwplc
      

   The project will be compiled and downloaded to the PLCSIM Advanced instance

9. Open the monitoring file mon.mon

10. Go online

    

11. Watch the values

    

Tips and tricks

Change the IP address for the downloader

To change the target IP address, open the apax.yml and search the entry IP_ADDRESS, Enter the IP address for your target.

Change the IP address for the online debugging and monitoring

To change the IP address for the debugging, open the file ./vscode/launch.json and search the entry ip, Enter the IP address for your device.

Contribution

Thanks for your interest in contributing. Anybody is free to report bugs, unclear documentation, and other problems regarding this repository in the Issues section or, even better, is free to propose any changes to this repository using Merge Requests.

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