Control plus – technology packages

Integrated Vision brings image processing to the PLC: The HDE2 runtime executes image processing right on the PLC with minimal hardware and installation costs. Image processing applications that require a high level of computing power can be outsourced to an additional computer without software modifications by simply configuring them. The PLC and image processing system communicate with each other via the PLC's OPC UA server, which means that Integrated Vision can read and write released PLC variables directly. Images and results are visualized in the Control plus HMI.

Planning a dispensing process without in-depth knowledge of CNC code? In the process editor of the Integrated Dispensing technology package, this is no problem thanks to simple commands and integrated path visualization. The dispensing path and its quantity distribution can be changed or created in the process editor independently of the control program. The process editor can be used both as an HMI app as well as a desktop application. The PDL add-on enables easy access to the data of the process editor in the PLC. A pre-installed sample project makes it particularly easy to get started with the application.

Connecting a robot requires very specific knowledge: Specially trained experts are usually required to program the robots and call them up from the PLC. With Integrated Robotics, you will reduce the need for manufacturer-specific programming know-how for your robots. For this purpose, Integrated Robotics expands the interface to the PLC for point-based communication. The API developed from this enables variable programming of the robot right in your PLC step chains. Through the support of coordinate systems as well as the comprehensive management of tools, robots can be integrated in a standardized way, regardless of the manufacturer.

Ready-made, user-friendly HMI interfaces enable intuitive teaching of the robot as well as quick re-learning right in the system visualization. The station HMI can display error messages from the robots at a central point. The integration into Nexeed Automation provides a direct connection to all information services.

Vision-based gripping of components often require a lot of expertise and configuration effort to establish the mathematical relationships between the coordinate systems of robot and vision – even for small adaptations. That's why our Integrated Robotics Vision Interface provides standardized, tested, and encapsulated objects that enable application engineers to connect any vision system and implement the teach-in or relearn of a part grip, even without extensive know-how. Thanks to the seamless connection to the Integrated Robotics application template, Integrated Robotics Vision Interface is the optimal extension for robot programming.