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Virtual Box @Automation

Trouble Shooting & Tutorial For students automation Using 64bits computer Or Apple OS Or Windows Vista Or …. Virtual Box @Automation. Problems?. 64bits computer Apple PC Newer version of windows, although PLC software using older windows’ version …. A solution:.

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Virtual Box @Automation

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  1. Trouble Shooting & Tutorial For students automation Using 64bits computer Or Apple OS Or Windows Vista Or … Virtual Box @Automation

  2. Problems? 64bits computer Apple PC Newer version of windows, although PLC software using older windows’ version …

  3. A solution: Using virtualization. To use software @lessons Automation:Windows XP (32bits) operating systemeven if you use Apple OS Windows 7 64bits PC

  4. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  5. Theory on Virtualization • Currently/classic: • Operating System • Software PLC running on/in this OS

  6. Theory on Virtualization • Standard OS • HOST • Virtual OS • installed with virtualization software • GUEST • “virtual computer” • Software PLC • running on the virtual OS

  7. Theory on Virtualization Remarks What with internet? serial drivers? USB drivers? Hard disks (to share files)? … Depends on the used virtualization software

  8. Virtualization Software? Virtual PC Virtual Machine Virtual Box …

  9. Why Virtual Box? Students  low budget WISH: Solutions with open source Virtual Box is open source!

  10. Why Virtual Box? Today most PLC’s start to work with ethernet. Connecting virtual OS with the real network interface is easy with virtual box Possible to program a PLC on virtual OSalthough PLC is connected to ‘real’ OS/machine.

  11. Conclusion Virtual Box may fulfill our needs. Others may too, but the evaluation of virtual box was positive.

  12. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  13. Installing Virtual Box Download the required VB onwww.virtualbox.org Install it.

  14. Running Virtual Box Click on

  15. Running Virtual Box Start up

  16. First time to Run Virtual Box?

  17. “Nieuw”? => Creating new Virtual Machine

  18. Add or select required data:

  19. Add or select required data:@automation => use Windows XP

  20. Select quantity of memory (RAM) of real machine used bij virtual machine Try to stay in green. But change the MB higher than 192MB

  21. Create a new hard disk (virtual)or use an existing hard disk (virtual)

  22. Select winxp.vdi (if existing on your hard disk, otherwise install an official version of Windows XP)

  23. Ready?  CREATE!

  24. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  25. No existing hard disk? Install required virtual OS from CD-drive using an officially licensed disk. @Automation: use windows XP

  26. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  27. Run VIRTUAL Windows XP?

  28. Install required PLC Software @utomation? PLC on ethernet & software officialy licensed: Labview 7.1 (student version) Schneider Electric TwidoSuite Beckhoff Twincat

  29. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  30. Network settings guest OS?

  31. Network settings? Choices between: NAT Bridge Host Read pdf

  32. @automation: this works NETWORK BRIDGE NOT WIRELESS

  33. Tutorial: Little bit of theory Installing Virtual Box https://www.virtualbox.org/ Installing Windows xp Installing needed software automation Checking network settings Adding own hard disk

  34. Adding own drives or folders? First install Guest Additions! (when virtual OS is running)

  35. Guest Additions! Follow the instructions. This adds some extra functionality to your virtual machine.

  36. Guest Additions! Installation finished? reboot the virtual machine

  37. Add own drive/folders?

  38. Select the required folders of your host OS you want in your guest OS

  39. Tutorial: EXTRA: Using USB ports from host in the guest OS? INSTALL THE EXPANSION PACK TOO Check version expansion pack and already installed virtual box!

  40. USB-ports? Install the pack

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