SINUMERIK .NET SDK + SIMATIC S7

How to use

The SINUMERIK SDK enables the development of client applications for direct data exchange with SINUMERIK controllers and integrated SIMATIC S7 controllers via TCP/IP. An Ethernet connection is required for communication. The IP address is sufficient to establish the connection. If the integrated PLC is addressed, the slot number of the CPU in the rack can also be specified. No additional NC/PLC program, no licence from Siemens and no licence other than that for Traeger's SDK is required for development!

Access to the respective NC data area works with the usual SIEMENS syntax as in HMI Operate, and to the PLC data via the familiar SIEMENS and IEC syntax. In the above example, for example, the current position of the first axis is read from the 'Channel' area of the module for 'MachineAxis' via 'measPos1' together with a temperature value stored as a DWord from the PLC data block with the number ten (10) from byte twenty (20) and made available regardless of its data type. Any .NET language such as C#, VB.NET and C++/CLI can be used for programming. The interfaces themselves only differ in terms of the programming language used.

Advantages

• Free evaluation without registration
• Simple and fast development
• Industrial reliability
• API design according to Microsoft standards
• Royalty-free licences
• Qualified support
• Many code examples
• Fast updates
• No DDE / Sinumerik Operate .NET necessary
• No further software required
• Can be used without Siemens licence
• Can be executed anywhere without HMI

Connectivity

• Access via TCP/IP with IP address or host name
• Configuration of the MPI address of the NCK
• Use of user-defined TSAPs
• Support of SINUMERIK 840D PL/SL controllers and similar NCKs
• Data exchange with the integrated SIMATIC S7
• Communication even with outdated firmware versions
• Interaction with the control without additional NC/PLC program
• Access to different areas in the same protocol frame
• Connection pool for optimising multiple connections

Undecided?

Do you only want to read or write the data of the SIMATIC S7 controller? Then the SIMATIC S7 .NET SDK is the right product for you!

The SINUMERIK only needs to be addressed? The SDK is also available without the SIMATIC S7 API: SINUMERIK .NET SDK

Looking for a "ready-to-use" SINUMERIK + SIMATIC S7 client? In our Industry 4.0 middleware, controllers can be easily addressed via OPC UA and REST API, their data stored in a database, forwarded to other devices, easily visualised and exchanged bidirectionally: Codabix Industrial Edge

In just a few steps, the middleware can be set up as a SINUMERIK + SIMATIC OPC UA gateway. In this way, process data such as R-parameters, GUD variables, data blocks and inputs/outputs can be processed further and data exchanged between them quickly and easily.

Still undecided? We will be glad to advise you free of charge and without obligation: Contact us now!

Licensing

Once purchased, a licence is valid indefinitely (= unlimited licence lifetime) and allows the development of any number of products as well as their unlimited distribution without further licence costs (= royalty-free). Included are 12 months Top Level Support by our developers as well as updates including new functions.

Shortly before the support expires, it is possible to extend it for at least another 12 months for 15% of the current list price. Updates and new functions can only be obtained with valid support. Support requests can still be submitted, but will be processed on a priority basis depending on their scope. Up to one month before the expiry of active support, we will notify you of the possibility of support renewal. Support renewal is possible at any time in the first year after expiry of support for 30%, in the second year for 60% and in the third year for 80% of the current list price. From the fourth year onwards, a new licence must be purchased for the support renewal.

Branch License

A Branch License applies to all developers who use the product for software development exclusively at the location (= a postal address at which development takes place) according to the licence agreement.

Single Developer License

A Single Developer Licence applies to a single developer who, according to the licence agreement, is the only one (= full contact details of the developer and employer) to use the product for software development.