FST 4 The unique Programming System for Automation

FST 4 - The unique Programming System for Automation Now with LADDER and CPX Support TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 9/26/2020 1

FST 4 – An Overview • • • TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 Statement List and Ladder CPX-FEC Configuration Tool IF. . . THEN. . . ELSE STEP Multitasking Programs/Function Blocks Huge Set of Operands/Variables Open Hardware Interface Open Driver Interface/Open C Interface TCP/IP Support WEB Server 9/26/2020 2

Statement List and Ladder TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • Unreachable simple programming of sequential processes in Statement List • The graphical programming tool Ladder Diagram is available too • Both programming languages can be mixed 9/26/2020 3

CPX-FEC Configuration Tool TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • Easy configuration of the modular Control System • System diagnostics integrated • Actual – Nominal – Comparison • Parametrize and Go! • Festo plug and work 9/26/2020 4

IF. . . THEN. . . ELSE • Programming as you think • Describe the process – and program simultaneously • Have a clear concept of SET / RESET • Program in relation to the automation task IF THEN SET IF THEN RESET TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 Event Output Other Event Output 9/26/2020 5

STEP TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • Unreachable simple programming of sequential processes • More than 75% of all automation tasks are sequential tasks • No other textual language can program sequences as easy as FST • Much more compact than any graphic tool • Much better online help than any other method 9/26/2020 6

Multitasking TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • Unreachable simple method of multitasking • Program and Program Status gives complete control over simultaneous and alternative tasks • Up to 64 simultaneous tasks • Clear concept of task switching • Up to 100 function blocks may include steps • Up to 100 functions without step without task switch 9/26/2020 7

Set of operands TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • Almost unlimited set of operands/variables • Up to 64 programs, 100 function blocks • Up to 2048 inputs and 2048 outputs = 4096 I/Os • Up to 256 Timers / 256 Counters / 256 Registers • Up to 160, 000 Flags (10, 000 Flag Words) 9/26/2020 8

Open hardware interface TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • A script language describes the access to any hardware • New modules can be added at any time of a project • Module scripts may be updated at any time of a project 9/26/2020 9

Open driver interface/Open C interface • • TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • • Driver interface The PC based concept allows to call drivers before the FST kernel The driver interface is open New drivers can be added/updated at any time of a project • • • C interface Open C interface to write functions in C/C++ Completely open development system for high-level language 9/26/2020 10

TCP/IP support TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • FST supports Ethernet and TCP/IP for • Real Time communication between CPUs • Program up- and download • Debugging • Connection to the office world via DDE or OPC server 9/26/2020 11

WEB Server Web Intra. Net Ethernet Web • WEB server is available for all CPUs • Leading in WEB technology • WEB server for even the smallest CPU (FC 34) • WEB server works simultaneously to the process control Ethernet TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 9/26/2020 12

FST 4 is tradition and future in one TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 • More than 200. 000 projects worldwide are programmed with any one of the FST versions • Thousands of FST customers worldwide • Hundreds of experienced FST programmers worldwide 9/26/2020 13

Contact us Tel: +49/(0)711 -347 -0 Fax: +49/(0)711/347 -2144 E-Mail: Internet: TE-ECP / D. Staneker FST 4. 10 EN / 20040513 service_international@festo. com http: //www. festo. com 9/26/2020 14