24-month Festo Didactic warranty → www.festo-didactic.com 126 127 Focus and trending topics I4.0 > Digital factory > CIROS CIROS 7 Robotics applications Quick commissioning Anyone who uses an MPS Robot station in the laboratory will be able to find a suitable simulation model in CIROS Education. CIROS Education can be used to develop and optimize programs for the actual station, e.g., cycle time. Ideally, the actual robot controller should be linked to the simulation and control computer via an Ethernet connection at the robot workstation. CIROS Studio uses that connection to the robot controller to transfer the program created using CIROS Education. The user then checks the robot positions in the actual station, adapts them if necessary, and runs the program, initially with the robot at controlled speed. What do you need? Ideally, for a robotics laboratory, we recommend actual robot work cells, for example the MPS Robot station with optional equipment levels, along with CIROS Education and CIROS Studio as a virtual learning environment for simulating a wide range of applications in industrial robotics. Generally, a CIROS Education license, available at the relevant workstations, is set up for all users training in the laboratory at the same time. A CIROS Studio license is also required for the connection of real controllers for robots from Mitsubishi Electric. Industrial robotics for everyone The more than 25 ready-made simulation models of robot work cells in CIROS Education are executable immediately after installation. The entry-level models, which represent simple Pick&Place tasks, are suitable for robot-programming beginners and provide users with a safe, handson environment for learning about the fundamentals of robotics. The models from various other manufacturers include applications for industrial robots in the areas of dismantling, laboratory automation, packaging, and welding. Programming languages for each model can be set separately. Individual expansion All of the simulation models supplied provide a template for building a virtual learning environment with CIROS Studio. Even an existing robot work cell can be remodeled using the available robot libraries along with the CIROS Studio CAD import and modeling functions. Automation technology applications From hardware-in-the-loop to completely virtual CIROS supports various scenarios for PLC simulation, as well as offline programming for PLC-controlled automation technology installations. A real PLC can be coupled with CIROS via EasyPort. In this type of scenario, CIROS receives the PLC initial values, simulates the controlled process, and transfers the current sensor values back to the PLC inputs via EasyPort. Alternatively, various software controllers, such as the S7-PLCSIM or a Codesys SoftPLC, can be used to control the simulated sequence without any hardware. CIROS also supports the connection of controllers via an OPC server. The entire world of automation technology In the collection of CIROS models supplied you will find suitable simulation models that can be used immediately for virtually all Festo Didactic learning systems in the area of factory and process automation. The range of models includes the components, modules and stations of the Modular Production System MPS. With CIROS Studio you can also create your own process models or build your own systems based on the available models of the MPS stations. Focus and trending topics I4.0 > Digital factory > CIROS Introduction to the operation of learning factories Equipped with models and interfaces to MES4, CIROS permits the operation of extensive training factories based on the CP Factory, CP Lab and MPS 400 learning factories. The virtual image of the learning factories can be used in various scenarios to facilitate the introduction to the topics in the field of factory automation. The operation is rounded off as a digital twin of the learning factories with the possibility of layouts of the virtual learning factories in various configurations. Which PLC should you use for your application? Given the wide range of options for connecting a PLC to CIROS, it is generally possible to use any PLC to control the simulated model. Select the PLC manufacturer and type and we will recommend the best means of connecting it to the virtual learning environment.
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