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Gefran Software

Programming according to IEC61131-3 standard 5 IEC61131 programming languages (LD, ST, IL, SFC, FBD) OnLine Debugging Configurability of all Gefran catalogue devices Integrated solution for Gefran Automation projects

Profile
GF_Project is an integrated development environment (IDE) for real time control applications of Gefran devices in the GF_VEDO, DIGISTAR II, I/O GILOGIK II, Drive and Sensor families. GF_Project can: Develop automation solutions by protecting the investment allocated to configuration of the application and reducing time to market Create applications for complete control of machines and plants and for configuration of graphic interface Develop multiplatform solution Cut learning time, provide guided development and eliminate configuration errors by exploiting graphic configuration Easily reuse parts of existing projects GF_Project software suite includes a series of tools to develop application solutions that satisfy various programming demands. Thanks to various types of graphic interfaces, the programmer is given the best and most effective tools to develop an automation project. This provides you with a visual and plug-and-play approach, thanks to which project configuration is completely graphic and guided.

GF_Project is composed of integrated software modules with specific functions that provide easy and intuitive configuration of automation projects.

Operator interface Module dedicated to configuration of graphics pages of HMI with advanced graphics

Machine control sequence (PLC) Module dedicated to configuration of the machine control part for real time solutions HW + Communication architecture Module dedicated to definition of the machine/system HW structure, for configuration of individual devices and of the communication type used

Operator Interface Configuration (HMI)

This module uses a development environment based on icons and graphic components to create and configure the graphic pages of the HMI. Configuration of components on single pages is based on the use of Widgets, available in a library of Gefran components. By means of a series of Properties, Events and Conditions, the Widgets let you configure dynamic pages. Properties: a series of configurations that define the graphic components of the Widget inserted on the page. Available properties can be configured with a constant or dynamic value based on the values in the application project Event: a series of functions which, matched to commands made to the Widget on a page, let you run actions such as: Change page Write a variable at a fixed value Run a library function Run a script

Condition: a series of configurations that let you change the run-time of properties on selected components The Widgets in the library provide the following functions: Display and change a data item Display an image (jpeg or gif format) Display a series of images conditioned by a data item Display a text with multilanguage function Display one or more data items in Trend form Display historical and current alarms file Select data item with ComboBox Select data item with CheckBox Display multiple Widgets with layer management and selectable runtime Select current operator level (login and logout) Select language in case of multilanguage management Save and load recipe data files Export value data logging CSV files Recipes GDNET - CANopen - Modbus diagnostic To simplify and improve the configuration of graphics pages, additional functions are offered such as: WidgetBox is a set of graphic components that can be re-used again and again in the project. WidgetBox increases the number of basic graphic components available and reduces development time. Widget Box uses a dedicated Editor that lets you specify which and how many properties have to be available for its configuration. WidgetBoxes are grouped in a library and their change can be password-protected. WidgetBox provides: Reduced development time Centralized development and maintenance Easy re-use in other projects Display with preview of real image of selected product. Thanks to this function, the programmer has a complete and real view of the developed graphics pages. In addition, if the selected product has integrated function keys, they can be easily and intuitively configured on the development environment pages Automatic resize of pages if the automation project calls for the use of graphics pages with different size panels. In this way, all of the components on the page can be scaled, guaranteeing reuse of configured pages on different targets Configuration of a library of borders for internal definition of a page of 4 different types of borders called Top, Left, Right and Bottom. The configured borders are collected in a custom library that can be reused on all project pages. The hereditary characteristic of each border allows the change to be transferred to a single panel on all pages where that component is used PC executor for dynamic display of pages on development PC. The PC executor lets you check page changes, value display, checks interaction of pages/control sequence, and general characteristics of the HMI. These operations, run before udpating, configure off-line from the plant and limit malfunctions

 Programming Logic Control (PLC)

This module uses the IEC61131-3 configuration standard and easily and rapidly configures the machine control cycle. Programming based on IEC61131-3 standard provides 5 different programming languages. When writing the control programme, the programmer can divide the logic into single programmes and, for each one, use one of the 5 available languages. The 5 languages re: LD (Ladder Diagram) FBD (Function Block Diagram) SFC (Sequential Function Chart) ST (Structured Text) IL (Instruction List) A series of Function Blocks (FB) from libraries developed by Gefran are available to manage specific functions such as: Linearization analogue signal Ramp generator PID control PID valve control Parison control for application blowing machinery Motion Control The intuitive programming interface allows rapid learning of configuration operations and reduces software development time The on-line test function for the running programme displays variables in real time and allows forcing Similar projects can be reused thanks to modular configuration of the PLC programme Function Block and Custom Function configuration is possible, for independent creation of a function library that easily integrates in later projects

 Hardware configuration
The module is dedicated to the configuration of project hardware, and lets you: Define the system architecture and the configuration of individual devices used in the automation project, exploiting an intuitive and guided configuration environment Define and parameterise the devices in the Gefran product catalogue and describe their interconnection in an automation architecture Configure a single device or a network of devices Share variables among interconnected devices Integrate third-party CANopen devices by importing the EDS descriptive file Integrate devices with third-party Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU protocol with dedicated configuration menu Configure data sharing with higher level systems (Scada) by exploiting a Modbus TCP/RTU connection The Gefran product lines configurable with GF_Net (selection at network configuration level depends on availability of Fieldbus connection to the network) are: Automation Industrial PC (DIGISTAR II series) Operator Panels (GF_VEDO series) Remote I/Os (GILOGIK II series) Fieldbus keyboards (TF series) Components Power Control (GFW series) Power Control (GTF series) Controllers (GFX4 series) Controllers (GFXTERMO4 series) Controllers (2000 series) Controllers (1000 series) Indicators (40 series) Sensors K series I series M series Drive SIEIDrive XVy series SIEIDrive ADV series SIEIDrive AGy series SIEIDrive TPD series Depending on the type of target selected and used to configure an automation network, the types of Fieldbus available in GF_Net are: GDNet (Ethernet Real Time) Modbus RTU (Serial) Modbus TCP (Ethernet) CANopen

Additional software components

For project development, in addition to the main software components, a series of additional configurations can be used to define the specific functions.

Alarms configuration Configuration of project variables indicating machine/plant alarm states Definition of alarm type and message to be displayed on graphics page Multilanguage management of alarm message display Display of active alarms and historical alarms via dedicated Widget library Multilanguages management Configuration of multilanguage management (dynamic translation of texts displayed on a page). In this way, you can configure a single user interface and guarantee its use by operators of different nationalities Selection of languages for a project and insertion of texts translated in all selected languages Configuration of languages using special characters (example Chinese, Russian, Koran) thanks to Unicode standard Exporting of complete list of texts in a CSV format file to facilitate translation of texts in active languages of project. The new file generated can be imported to the project to ensure easy and rapid updating Users/Password configuration Insertion of users, each with password, for whom specific privileges are provided at the machine interface level 10 levels for which there are no limits on the number of users matched with each level. The level code can be used in the system to: imit the change of a value L imit access to a specific page L imit access to specific configurations L ake some Widgets on a page invisible M Variables management Management/display of all project variables Insertion of variables needed to configure the machine cycle (PLC) Configuration of characteristics of variables (type of data, description, retentive data, recipe, etc.) Management of variables between remote devices in Gefran automation architectures Firmware updating Check of Firmware version installed on the target, with activation of update. This lets you align the Firmware version with the version required by the development environment. Recipes Recipes are defined as machine management of a data archive containing the setup of process values for various work procedures. This simplifies production change or startup operations by safely and easily restoring previously saved process parameters. A Recipe requires a fixed data structure that is defined during configuration by an intuitive and dedicated parameterization module. Individual Recipes saved on the operator panel have a shared data structure but can contain different single values. The availability of standard widgets facilitates HMI development.

 The Recipe component provides: aving machine data to file S oading machine data from file L eleting a machine data file D opying a machine data file from Panel to USB or from C USB to Panel DataLogging The DataLogging function is used to store data on a work process so that it can then be analyzed. Checking DataLogging values lets you identify possible technical problems during work phases or provide useful elements for improving the production process. Values configured as DataLogging are collected and saved during work phases, saved in memory, and available for subsequent analyses.

The following properties are available for each data item inserted in DataLogging: ampling time in seconds (minimum 1 sec.) S trigger to start sampling of an event not bound to A sampling time (minimum 1 sec.) circular property of the historical archive A he maximum size of the historical data (expressed in T samplings) A series of resources such as widgets, FBs, and system variables are available to manage single historical archives and to export data in various formats. In general, you can: xport files in CSV format E isplay data on application pages in trend format D reate a report C

Overview of general characteristics

Main functions
Configurable number of variables Integrated Alarm Management Number of alarms Integrated Recipe Management Number of recipe types Number of variables per recipe type USB support for recipe Export / Import PC utility to change Recipe values offline Integrated Multi-lingual Management Selection of runtime language Number of languages Number of texts for each language Import / Export texts in CSV format UNICODE support Integrated User Management Max levels of user access Number of users for each access level User Management Restrict page access User Management Restrict data change User Management Restrict components display Integrated DataLogging Number of configurable Datalog variables DataType available for DataLog DataLog sampling type DataLog sample time Saving of encrypted DataLog files Export DataLog values in CSV format Offline PC utility per DataLog file decrypting on CSV Target FW update USB target update (Application SW & FW) Ethernet target update (Application SW & FW) Remote connection Teleassistance Teleremoting Project Backup and Restore * HW Platform depending Up to 64000 * Typical 300 * Typical 8 * Typical 100 * Typical 8 * Typical 200 * (limited for VEDO_EL) 15 Typical 4 * Typical 50 * INT, DINT, REAL, BOOL Trigger Time Minimum 1 sec.

Machine control (PLC)

PLC Programming standard IEC61131-3 Languages IEC61131 text base Languages IEC61131 graphic base Bit DataType Signed Integer DataType Unsigned Integer DataType Floating DataType Other DataType Preset Variables Retentive Variables On-Line PLC On-Line change On-Line watch list HotDownload Breakpoints, step-by-step execution Selectable PLC Start mode HotStart WarmStart ColdStart Configurable PLC Tasks Task Timer Task Cyclic Task High priority Configurable Function Block / Custom Function library Gefran FB Library * HW Platform depending IL, ST LD, FBD, SFC BOOL, BYTE, WORD, DWORD INT, DINT UINT, UDINT REAL STRING, TIME, ARRAY, STRUCTURE (not available for VEDO_EL / CPU300) (only for ST language compiled in size) (not available for VEDO_EL / CPU300) *

Graphic interface configuration

Number of available Widgets Basic Widgets (dataset, datavalue, panel..) Advanced Widgets (trend, recipe, datalog..) Events management Events management on Widgets Events management on page actions Events configuration with script run Supported image types Advanced custom components (WidgetBox) Image library Template page library Border library (up / down / left / right) Selectable Snap to grid Object alignment Undo and redo single change Auto resize page with resolution change Configuration of key action (CK series only) PC Executor pages 45 GIF (89a) / JPG (jpeg)

HW configuration
Graphic configuration of system architecture Target selection from Gefran catalogue Instrumentation Power Control Motion Automation Sensors Multi Fieldbus support GDNet Fieldbus support with Gefran devices Modbus RTU Fieldbus support with Gefran devices Integration of third-party devices in Modbus RTU Modbus TCP Fieldbus support with Gefran devices Integration of third-party devices in Modbus TCP CANOpen Fieldbus support with Gefran devices Integration of third-party devices in CANOpen Parameterisation of individual Fieldbuses (not available for VEDO_EL / CPU300) (via dedicated tool) (via dedicated tool) (via EDS import file)

Technical Data
Minimum Operating system Processor RAM Hard disk space Graphics Internet Explorer Ethernet DVD USB Windows: XP (SP2) / VISTA / 7 32bits Pentium 1Ghz 2 GB XGA (1024x768) 7.0 Recommended Windows 7 64bits Intel Core i5 2.5Ghz 4 GB At least 2 GB free SXGA (1280x1024) = 9.0 1 port DVD reader 1 port

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GF_PROjECT Base
The licence grants the use of all programming environment functions, limiting configuration for CPU 300 and VEDO_EL series targets. GF_ Project is the integrated programming environment for developing Gefran Automation solutions. It includes HW configuration, PLC programming based on IEC1131 language, and programming of HMI graphic interface pages. The licence grants the use of the programming environment on 1 development PC. The licence activates a 1-year software maintenance contract providing free update downloads and telephone service. The software is supplied on a self-installing DVD.

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The licence grants the use of all programming environment functions without restriction of the number and type of targets used for a time limit of 6 months (renewable). GF_Project is the integrated programming environment for developing Gefran Automation solutions. It includes HW configuration, PLC programming based on IEC1131 language, and programming of HMI graphic interface pages. The licence grants the use of the programming environment on 1 development PC. The licence activates a 6-month software maintenance contract providing free update downloads and telephone service. The software is supplied on a self-installing DVD.

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The licence grants the use of all programming environment functions without restriction of the number and type of targets used. GF_ Project is the integrated programming environment for developing Gefran Automation solutions. It includes HW configuration, PLC programming based on IEC1131 language, and programming of HMI graphic interface pages. The licence grants the use of the programming environment on 1 development PC. The licence activates a 1-year software maintenance contract providing free update downloads and telephone service. The software is supplied on a self-installing DVD For 1 to 4 licences with a single order For 5 to 9 licences with a single order For more than 9 licences with a single order

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