PAC Machine Edition (PME) 10.6, an integrated development environment software for configuring and managing control system devices, such as QuickPanel human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and PACSystems programmable logic controllers (PLCs), has been released by Emerson.
This update, which is the most recent and sophisticated version, improves the user experience by offering a substantial increase in capabilities, such as improved data monitoring, simulation, programming efficiency, and optimized connectivity.
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PACSystems Simulator
A recently added feature called PACSystems Simulator enables users to quickly design, test, and troubleshoot control logic on a PLC emulator.
To expedite development and guarantee the right choices are made, this can be completed prior to buying new control hardware. With just a single button, the simulator may be quickly and easily enabled, and it is completely incorporated into PME.
The ability to continually test code during development reduces risks and speeds up project implementation, which benefits users.
Enhanced Data Monitor
Whether the data comes from the Simulator or a physical PLC, a brand-new data monitor component enables engineers to swiftly identify and fix logic problems using plotted data.
Users can discover trending circumstances, quickly identify the underlying causes of anomalies, and obtain insights into system dynamics with the help of sophisticated configuration options for viewing and analyzing data in a modernized display. They can also save and retrieve monitor setups.
Optimized Connectivity
A new high-performance OPC-UA PAC Server doubles the tag count capacity, speeds up startup, and improves processing efficiency to speed up PLC connection performance for visualization and other client applications.
In a similar vein, PROFINET improvements offer more effective setup and operation for communication with intelligent field devices, including I/O, sensors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and more, along with extra diagnostics.
Programming Efficiency
PME 10.6 incorporates significant improvements for data handling. Enhanced User-Defined Types (UDTs) now propagate data element descriptions across all application instances, ensuring consistency, while saving configuration time.
Transformative Automation
End users, systems integrators (SIs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can easily upgrade to PME 10.6 to access the PACSystems Simulator, enhanced data monitoring, optimized connectivity, and more.
These features benefit automation system designers with shortened development time, increased visibility, better consistency, and improved performance.
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