Run AS 3.0.90 project on X20CP1485-1 PLC without full set of equipment

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How I can run my B&R Automation project without full set of equipment? I use X20CP1485-1 with Automation Studio 3.0.90.41. Automation Runtime version E3.10. This AR doesn’t support simulation with ARSim. I have only PLC few I/O modules and mobile panel. Feel free to ask a question.

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Hi,

if I got you right, you want to simulate your PLC code for development and testing?

If yes, in AS 3.0.90 it wasn’t possible to switch a hardware configuration to ARsim mode.
But as I remember, there was already the possibility of using AR000 (the “old name” of ARsim).
So you could add an additional hardware configuration to your project with this “simulation PLC”. Unfortunately I don’t remember the name of the processor, but I think it was “Standard PC” or “AR000”.
After adding that configuration, you can deploy tasks, compile & download, and use it like with ARsim. The online connection has to be set to IP address 127.0.0.1.
Since AR is quite old, I can’t remember what functions are possible, but hardware independent code should run, and also using ethernet based communication (like vnc connection to a VC4 visualization, or access to the Embedded Webserver should be possible).
IOs can’t be added to this simulated type of PLC, nevertheless the process variables are available via watch.

Hope that helps a bit,
Best regards.

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Yes, you are absolutely right, I need it for development of software. However, I want to run project on real PLC and HMI. Is it possible with partial set of equipment (I have PLC, panel and few I/O modules), for example with turning off supervision of the absent modules?

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Ah ok, now I got it.

Yes, exactly, you can deactivate module supervision in the modules hardware configuration, then the missing modules won’t trigger service mode. This was already possible also with AS + AR 3.xx.

But please be aware, that X2X uses automatic addressing of the modules, so if the unavailable modules aren’t in line and the last ones (or just all modules), you need X20 backplanes with node number switches to keep the original addresses. Or, you could setup a second hardware configuration in your project that is the one of your test configuration.

Best regards.

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Thank you very much for your help!

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