Runtime enhancements of the PLCViewerApp

This version of the PLCViewerApp includes a new set of runtime enhancements in addition to the runtime features introduced in Version 1.

Additional support for languages

This version of the PLCViewerApp includes support for the following languages:

• Sequential Function Chart (SFC)

• Function Block Diagrams (FBD)

• Structured Text (ST)

  Variables tree grid

This version of the PLCViewerApp shows all controller variables with a check box option. When the check box is selected, the PLCViewerApp displays the current online value of each variable.

Hardware tree grid

This version of the PLCViewerApp incorporates a runtime tree grid that displays the current values of hardware controller racks, modules, and other devices in the network topology.

DDESuiteLinkClient support

DDESuiteLinkClient support has been added for RSLogix controllers. The IO Server Path has been updated to support the attribute() method to call a tag reference as “.attribute(tagname)”.