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10/14/2011 7:19 PM | |
Joined: 9/27/2006 Last visit: 9/21/2024 Posts: 12282 Rating: (2684) |
Hello Bilal; Siemens A&D iscited as a contributor to PLCOpen XML (TC6) PLCOpen is the standards developper for IEC 61131-3, which sanctions the languages used to program most PLCs now. AutomationXL was formed to implement XML logic programming based on TC6, in 2005 or thereabouts. http://www.plcopen.org/pages/tc6_xml/xml_intro/index.htm Unfortunately, there have been no recent announcements or developments from Siemens on their implementation of TC6; neither has ABB (also a member of TC6 and AutomationXL) proposed an adaptation of their PLC programming software to include XML logic, to my knowledge. So it looks as if there are some snags still being discussed at the manufacturer level, and we will have to wait till they agree, ot at least agree to disagree, before we get our hands on this new package. Somehow, this is starting to sound like a bit of déjà-vu: anyone remenber the Fieldbus wars? So much hope for a single standard automation fieldbus, so many expectations... The Fieldbus wars, 10 years later Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
Last edited by: dchartier at: 10/14/2011 8:16 PM |
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5/21/2015 10:50 AM | |
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Hi, is there any new information regarding this? |
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