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Company Overview

Company Overview. SoftPLC Corp. - A Brief History. 1983: Tele-Denken Resources Founded By former A-B employees 1984: TOPDOC PLC programming/documentation software For PLC-2, then PLC-3 and PLC-5 1985: SoftWIRES PLC emulation/simulation & process modeling To run A-B Logic in a computer

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Company Overview

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  1. Company Overview

  2. SoftPLC Corp. - A Brief History • 1983: Tele-Denken Resources Founded • By former A-B employees • 1984: TOPDOCPLC programming/documentation software • For PLC-2, then PLC-3 and PLC-5 • 1985: SoftWIRES PLC emulation/simulation & process modeling • To run A-B Logic in a computer • 1988: SoftPLC Open architecture control software • A combination of existing proven technologies & new ideas, based on PLC-5 SoftWIRES • 1993: SoftPLC Processor Systems • PC & I/O hardware catches up to software technology • Combination of industrial computers and embedded SoftPLC software • 1996: Company renamed to SoftPLC Corporation • 1997: SoftPLC In Tealware • Traditional PLC hardware form factor, industrial I/O with SoftPLC software features • 2000: Released Linux Version • 2009: Release of Smart™Controllers • Including SoftPLC brand of A-B RIO protocol interface

  3. SoftPLC–Innovators & Visionaries • Many industry first software inventions • Embrace open technologies • Apply technologies developed for fast moving software/computer industries to controls industry • Reliability and deterministic performance always comes first

  4. SoftPLC–Customer Partnerships • Privately held, small business • Treasure customer feedback • Focused, experts in our chosen area • Excellent customer service & support • "I can't remember a time in the last 20 years that a vendor went to the lengths that SoftPLC Corp. did to ensure our projects were a success.” (US Army Corps of Engineers) • Worldwide network of distributors and system integrators • No “case numbers”, responsive phone/email support from field experienced application engineers/ programmers

  5. Products

  6. SoftPLC Corp. Products • SoftPLC® Controllers • SoftPLC is the runtime control software (“firmware”) included in each controller • Stand-Alone Controllers - use w/ remote I/O or PC-bus I/O • SoftPLC Hardbooks & Processors • DIN/Rack-Mounted Controllers - traditional PLC form factor • Smart SoftPLC • SoftPLC In Tealware • TOPDOC® • The configuration/application development/troubleshooting software for SoftPLC based systems

  7. SoftPLC Products • Industrial I/O • Tealware – modular rack mounted system for local systems or remote I/O • A-Series – low cost serial/ethernet/wireless I/O • Drivers and interface cards to industrial networks • Profibus, DeviceNet, CANopen, SERCOS, A-B RIO, etc. • Auxiliary Equipment • Power protection • Ethernet switches, fiber converters, etc. • Gatecraft Industrial Firewalls • Network Protection, Modem Gateway, Wireless Access Point

  8. SoftPLC CPU Options Smart™ SoftPLC SoftPLC In TealwareTM SoftPLC Hardbook ProcessorsTM

  9. Smart SoftPLC • DIN rail mount CPU w/ 4 serial ports, 2 ethernet interfaces (fiber option), modem or RS-485 port option • Selectable daughter board interfaces • 3 local Tealware Modules • Tealware LocalPorts Board • PC/104 board • A-B RIO interface (mid-2009 release) • Built-in ethernet switch

  10. SoftPLC In Tealware • Compact backplane mount CPU’s & wide range of I/O modules • Traditional PLC packaging • Can use Tealware I/O w/ industrial PC’s • Local, Remote or Ethernet configurations • Hot Standby Option

  11. Tealware CPU Modules • CPU resides in single slot on base • 32MB RAM, 32MB Flash • (2) serial ports, 10MB ethernet port • 128 Kwords battery-backed RAM retentive memory area • SoftPIPETM Remote I/O interface port (optional)

  12. Hardbook SoftPLC Processors • Compact Stand-Alone CPU’s • Dual Ethernet ports • Ideal for Ethernet I/O • Some models have PCI slot(s) • Profibus, DeviceNet…. • Add’l Serial Ports • Motion Control Cards • A-B RIO Interface Cards • USB, Serial • Fanless, diskless

  13. Tiny Hardbook Processor • Small, low cost industrial CPU • 1 Ethernet, 2 serial, 3 USB ports • 802.11GB Wireless option • Fanless, diskless

  14. SoftPLC Processors • Node-box Industrial CPU’s • 486, Pentium & Celeron class CPU’s • 2, 4, 6, 8 slot enclosures or 19” rack mount • ISA and/or PCI bus • Good when multiple add-in interface cards are required

  15. I/O TealwareTM Remote Bus A Series

  16. I/O Options • Tealware - Local & Remote • Modbus TCP • A-B RIO -1771, SLC-500 (1746), Flex, Block & compatible devices • Profibus, DeviceNet, CANOpen, Interbus, etc. • Variety of PC I/O (eg: PCI, PC/104 bus) • Serial/USB & Wireless I/O

  17. Tealware I/O Modules • Wide variety of digital, analog, & specialty modules • Detachable terminal block for easy module replacement w/o re-wiring • Diagnostic LED’s • Wide angle swing connector - easy installation • Digital modules hot swappable under power • IEEE C37.90.1 Surge Withstand

  18. Local Systems • Up to 3 expansion bases per local interface • 6 or 8 I/O module Local Expansion bases • Max. 30 feet from first base to last base • Smart CPU w/ Localports Daughter Board • Up to 12 expansion racks per Smart CPU • Tealware CPU in Base • 4, 6, or 8 modules in CPU Base plus up to 3 expansion bases

  19. Remote I/O • Up to 15 remote drops in addition to local drop • Up to 1024 I/O per drop (x 16 = 16K I/O capacity) • Two Options:(Fiber options available for both network types) • Ethernet ModbusTCP • SoftPIPETM (Hot Standby applications) • Smart CPU can be Ethernet Adapter • 3 modules/Smart with 3 module daughter board • 12 racks/Smart with local ports daughter board • Hardbook CPU to Tealware Ethernet I/O • Remote Base (4, 6, or 8 slots) with Adapter (EIOA11) plus up to 3 expansion bases • Up to 64 Adapters per Hardbook

  20. Example Configurations

  21. Example Configurations • Hardbook/Processor with Bus I/O BASE0x (Backplane) Profibus ASI DeviceNet Interbus CANOpen SERCOS etc. + Hilscher Interface Card

  22. Example Configurations • Hardbook/Processor with A-B Remote I/O BASE0x (Backplane) + 1785-PKTX/PKTXD* 1771-ASB or other A-B RIO Adapter * A SoftPLC interface board for the Smart CPU to be developed in 2009 as an alternative to this solution

  23. Example Configurations • Hardbook/Processor with Tealware I/O • or other ethernet I/O on ModbusTCP BASE0x (Backplane) I/O Modules Ethernet ModbusTCP EIOA11 I/O Adapter PWSxx (Power Supply)

  24. Example Configurations • Smart SoftPLC w/ 3 module daughter board I/O Modules BASE0x (Backplane)

  25. Example Configurations • SoftPLC In Tealware System I/O Modules BASE0x (Backplane) PWSxx (Power Supply) SPLC-2A-y (CPU)

  26. Open Architecture Control Software

  27. SoftPLC Architecture

  28. What is SoftPLC? • SoftPLC control softwareturns an industrial computer into an open architecture automation controller • Embedded software, runs on dedicated system • “Headless” system (eg: no monitor, keyboard…) • Features of proprietary PLC’s (I/O control, PID) PLUS features of computers (flexibility, networking, speed)

  29. Operation • SoftPLC turns PC into PLC, it is not PC-based control • Deterministic scan (“hard” realtime) • Online run-mode program changes • Troubleshooting tools like PLC (Runtime Fault detection/correction, I/O Forcing) • Runs on embedded Linux, no Windows

  30. Data Table • PLC-5/SLC-500 Data Table Addressing • Binary, integer, floating point, timers, counters, PID, strings and others • 10,000 Data Table Files of 10,000 elements each* • Status File for fault analysis, system time/date, etc. • Output/input file size determined by “size” of runtime purchased (LT, 1K, 2K or 8K) * except for O, I, S files

  31. UserLogic • PLC-5/SLC-500 ladder logic programming • Up to 10,000 subroutines of 10,000 rungs each • Instruction set combines PLC-5, SLC-500, and unique SoftPLC functions • Logic documentation stored in SoftPLC

  32. TOPDOC Loadable Modules (TLM’s) • Loadable functions can be instructions or drivers • Created using SoftPLC Programmer’s Toolkit • Written in C++/Java • Example SoftPLC provided TLM’s • .001 TIMERS - Very fast/high resolution timing • COMGENIUS – ASCII/Serial Communications • LOG DATA - Selected data to file

  33. Other Example TLM’s • Computations • Fourier transforms, load balancing, . . . • Special “non-PLC” functions • DCS process blocks, SENDMAIL • Device interfaces • Modbus, Motion Controller Interfaces, PC I/O boards, Intelligent UPS • Proprietary logic embedded in functions

  34. Remote File Access • SoftPLC can be a file access client to a server (eg: Microsoft Windows File Sharing, Samba, NFS, Novell Netware) • This means SoftPLC can easily read or write production data to a remote disk • Databases (eg: SQL, Oracle) • Data Files/Reports/XML

  35. “Properties” Memory Area • Internal relational database • Ladder instructions to read and/or process data • Ideal for warehousing, sorting, recipe, RFID applications

  36. I/O Support • Total digital I/O maximum 16K • Analog I/O above and beyond digital total • Up to 16 I/O drivers can be loaded at once • Available Drivers: • Tealware local & remote • Modbus TCP • A-B RIO -1771, SLC-500 (1746), Flex, Block & compatible devices • Profibus, DeviceNet, Interbus, etc. • Variety of PC I/O (ISA, PCI, PC/104 bus) • Serial & Wireless I/O (ICO-7000 Series) • Third party drivers also available

  37. Communications • Networks for HMI/SCADA, program monitoring, PLC peer-to-peer, etc. • SoftPLC appears as PLC-5 • Virtually all HMI/SCADA and many other 3rd party devices supported • Up to 32 networks per system • Ethernet • Serial (DF1) • Data Highway Plus or Data Highway

  38. FTP/SSH Servers • Used for TCP/IP exchanges of files, system maintenance • Use with any FTP/SSH client (many are free) • Example uses: • Update/backup SoftPLC configurations & files • View/retrieve SoftPLC files, documentation • Run command line programs

  39. Syslog • A complete log record for user messages • User Messages include operating mode, startup status or faults, runtime faults • Syslog messages can be directed to any output (eg: ram fifo, local file/disk/ramdisk, remote file on a windows PC) • Helps users comply with FDA 21CFR11

  40. Web Server Module • Add-on software module for SoftPLC • Allows browsers to access SoftPLC data • Applets (run in browser, but reside in SoftPLC) • Servlets (run in SoftPLC, good for remote applications, secure)

  41. Gatecraft™ Firewall Technology • Feature-rich industrial firewall • Stateful inspection, NAT/IP masquerading, blacklisting • Multiple VPN tunnels • Ethernet-to-Ethernet, Modem, Wireless options • Runs embedded in SoftPLC

  42. SoftPLC Architecture

  43. A-B Conversions

  44. A-B Conversions • Most convert 90-100% • SLiCk Convert - $195 web based utility to convert SLC-500 applications to SoftPLC • PLC-2, PLC-5 conversion services from SoftPLC • SoftLogix, PLC-5/250 & PLC-3 conversion services quoted per application

  45. A-B Conversions • PLC-5 • Send TEXT version of logic and documentation to SoftPLC for conversion ($150 minimum fee) • Use a Hardbook-PCI or a SoftPLC Processor with 1785-PKTX card • Replace PLC-5 CPU w/ 1771-ASB Remote I/O Adapter

  46. A-B Conversions • PLC-2/30, -2/20 • Replace CPU with Hardbook-PCI or SoftPLC Processor with 1785-PKTX card • Send program and documentation to SoftPLC • Upload logic with TOPDOC PLC-2 • Text version of documentation files if available • $750 fee includes loan of TOPDOC PLC-2 package and conversion services

  47. A-B Conversions • PLC-2 with Remote I/O • Existing I/O can remain • PLC-2 with Local I/O • Change 1771-AL Adapters to 1771-ASB/ASC Adapters • Racks & Power Supplies must be Series B

  48. A-B Conversions • Mini-PLC-2 • Cost of 1785-PKTX and Remote I/O Adapter makes upgrade often not cost justifiable • May be opportunity to replace entire system instead • Especially if older 8 point I/O modules were used

  49. A-B Conversions • SLC-500 • Customer uses SliCk Convert Utility on SoftPLC Website to convert logic & documentation • Conversion provides equivalent Tealware I/O modules • If customer wants to re-use SLC I/O: • Use Hardbook-PCI or SoftPLC Processor with 1785-PKTX interface card • Replace CPU w/ 1747-ASB Remote I/O Adapter

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