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3VL9440-7DC30 With the automation of project generation, the quality of software engineering is improved, while programming time and costs are reduced. It is well known that the automation of machines and factories is becoming increasingly complex and time-consuming. The resulting engineering costs grow with the complexity of the project, which is reflected in the increased cost of developing configurations and programming PLCs. These costs can only be reduced if all or part of the programming of the software can be automated. This automated code generation also helps to reduce errors in configuration. The resulting application possibilities are extremely diverse, ranging from simple applications for automating common and repetitive TwinCAT tasks to complex, user-defined engineering tools that use the regular TwinCAT development environment only in the background.

3VL9440-7DC30 Enabling remote access and control is another key area in which the TwinCAT Automation Interface increases efficiency – it provides the user with a programming interface that can be used to remotely control a TwinCAT system. This enables external control of almost all offline and online functions. In this way, error-prone and (in terms of personnel) costly I/O configuration and programme generation can be simplified. The Automation Interface contains a large number of programming routines in the form of classes and methods that are available to the user in the Automation Interface API. Another user scenario in which the Automation Interface can be of invaluable assistance is an environment in which the TwinCAT configuration on the machine must be changed several times a day – for example, because different PLC programmes must be executed. Therefore, the application can be precisely customised to suit the user’s workflow via the Automation Interface.