Simplified engineering

The Process Control Objects (PCO) library for

AC500 V2 contains a function block for each

object. The control task is engineered with the

AC500 engineering tool Automation Builder.

The communication between the objects in Sys

tem 800xA and the function blocks in AC500 is

configured with Bulk Data Manager, which is part

of the System 800xA Engineering toolset. A li

brary with ready-made symbols and faceplates

for the objects is available for System 800xA engineering.

Integrated documentation

For engineering, the function blocks for AC500

include the user documentation. The faceplates

provide multi-language support for the text ele

ments and allow adaptation of the color codes of

the elements to the preferences of the application.

Availability

The Process Control Objects Library (PCO) for

AC500 V2 is available in Automation Builder as of

version 2.2.3. The Automation Builder installation

also contains the required OPC server. The corre

sponding 800xA PLC Object Library for 800xA or

Compact HMI can be ordered via the 800xA 6.0.3

add-on features list.