DataSuite News No. 1/23: Hidden features and hacks you probably don't know about
You know our DataSuite software and therefore know that it is very versatile and offers many functions. In conversations with customers, I notice again and again that particularly exciting features are often not known. I have therefore compiled some interesting little-known features in this newsletter.
A little hack for displaying DB records
Visual database content as web pages
It is very obvious that you can save database contents in PLCs, such as S7-1500. But did you know that you can also store records in our integrated simulator without a PLC being connected? The integrated simulator has no logic, but it can store values. From there you can export all data to a PDF, web page, Excel or CSV, automatically and without a “real” PLC.
Background info: Howto database to PLC Howto webpages with PLC data
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Time-Sync for old S7-300 PLCs
You need an exact time in your old S7 300 or 400? No problem! Just add a trigger action for time synchronization. Why should you do this? Because these old PLCs are known for their inaccurate internal clock. You can try this and all other features with our free 30-day trial
Run Python and other scripts with PLC data
You can start any Windows application with a trigger. This allows you to call Python scripts with arguments directly from your PLC. You can pass parameters such as temperatures as arguments to your script. This script could generate a calculated CSV file, which you then import back into your PLC using DataSuite. This is just one of the many possibilities. You can try this and all other features with our free 30-day trial
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