3RK1301-1BB00-0AA2 SIEMENS Simulation output module

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3RK1301-1BB00-0AA2 SIEMENS Simulation output module

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Product Description

The Simulated Output Functionality is a software feature, typically part of the Siemens PLC simulation tool (like SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM), that enables the engineer to test the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) program’s logic flow and response without requiring physical hardware.

The simulated output allows the user to monitor and verify the behavior of the PLC’s internal output image table as the program executes. This environment lets the programmer manipulate the simulated inputs (to mimic sensor signals) and observe the resulting state of the simulated outputs, ensuring the control logic functions correctly before deployment to a physical machine. This capability is critical for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and program validation.

Product Parameters

The parameters are software-based and relate to the simulation environment rather than physical hardware:

• Compatibility: Must be compatible with the specific Siemens CPU family (e.g., S7-1500, S7-1200) and the engineering software version (e.g., TIA Portal).
• Execution Speed: The simulation often runs in a synchronized loop with the PLC cycle, allowing for realistic execution timing of the control program.
• Output Visualization: Provides a dedicated user interface (watch tables, I/O monitoring screens) to display the real-time state (True/False, or Scaled Value) of all simulated digital and analog outputs.
• Co-Simulation Interface (API): Advanced simulation tools include Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to allow the simulated outputs to connect to external, third-party plant or process models (e.g., simulation of a robot or a conveyor).

Product Advantages

• Risk-Free Testing: Allows extensive testing of complex logic, interlocking, and critical safety sequences without the risk of damaging physical equipment or causing personnel injury.
• Cost and Time Savings: Eliminates the need for physical hardware during the initial programming and debugging phases, significantly accelerating development time and reducing the cost associated with machine downtime.
• Comprehensive Debugging: Enables the programmer to pause execution, step through code, and monitor the exact moment an output state changes, simplifying the identification and correction of logic errors.
• Program Validation: Provides a formal platform to validate the control strategy against design specifications before commissioning the plant.

Precautions

• Realism Limitations: A simulated environment cannot perfectly replicate complex physical phenomena such as signal noise, electrical interference, timing variations in physical hardware, or network latency, which must be tested later on actual hardware.
• Scope Definition: The simulation is limited to verifying the PLC’s internal logic; it does not verify the proper functioning or calibration of the physical field devices (actuators, instruments).
• API Dependencies: If using co-simulation with external plant models, ensuring correct and robust data mapping between the simulated PLC output address and the external model’s input is essential.
• Performance: Running complex simulations, especially with external co-simulation models, requires a robust engineering PC with sufficient processing power and memory.

Product Applications

The Simulated Output functionality is central to the software development lifecycle in automation:

• Control Program Development: Used by programmers to test every line of code, ensuring that the control logic provides the expected output commands.
• Functional Testing: Verifying the correct operation of sequential control (e.g., state machines, recipe control) and continuous control (e.g., PID loops).
• Operator Training: Can be linked to a simulated Human Machine Interface (HMI) to create a training environment for operators without needing access to the live system.
• System Integration Testing: Used to verify communication and data exchange between the PLC and other systems (like Manufacturing Execution Systems) before the physical deployment of hardware.

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