Visualisation, data storage and data analysis just like in TwinCAT – but simpler

With HMI and Analytics, TwinCAT offers powerful extensions to PLC functionality, including visualisation, data storage and data analysis. However, these complex functions are not necessarily easy to use and are oversized for many small tasks. Furthermore, a proprietary file format complicates data exchange with other platforms, such as the NI ecosystem, which we at müller+krahmer typically work within.

Our solutions to this: software interfaces that enable the tasks of visualisation, data storage and data analysis to be transferred to NI DIAdem, the easy-to-use platform that simplifies implementation whilst offering maximum performance, particularly when dealing with large volumes of data:

– Our NI DIAdem ADS driver enables access to TwinCAT variables – simply select from the list of available variables and integrate them into the measurement and control task.

– Our TwinCAT real-time extension for DIAdem allows signals from TDM files to be output to TwinCAT and measurement data to be saved in DIAdem format.

The fact that this enables not only smaller applications but also complex solutions is demonstrated by our DIAdem- and TwinCAT-based test benches for end-of-line testing of pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical components, as well as our endurance test benches, where we have been successfully using these solutions for many years.

CONTACT:
Holger Mueller
Email: mueller@mueller-krahmer.de
Mobile: +49 160 / 287 7294