FST 4

The unique programming system

Festo
for automation
Software Tools

FST 4.10
Anweisungslist
e Statementlist
Kontaktplan
Ladder
Diagram

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 FST 4 An overview

IF ... THEN ... OTHRW (Statementlist)

STEP (Statementlist)
Multitasking/Program/Function/Function Block
Huge set of operands/variables
Open Hardware Interface
Open Driver Interface/Open C Interface
TCP/IP support
WEB Server
Tradition and Future
Ladder Diagram
Order information

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 IF ... THEN ... OTHRW

Programming as you think (Statement list)

Describe the process and program simultaneously

Have a clear concept of SET / RESET
Program in relation to the automation task

IF Event
THEN SET Output
IF OtherEvent
THEN RESET Output

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 STEP

Unreachable simple programming of sequential processes

More than 75% of all automatic tasks are sequential tasks

No other textual language can program sequences as easy as FST
Much more compact than any graphic tool
Much better online help than any other method

STEP Begin
IF Event
THEN SET Output
STEP Nextstep

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 Multitasking

Unreachable simple method of multitasking

Program and ProgramStatus gives complete control over simultaneous and

alternative tasks
Up to 64 simultaneous tasks, clear concept of task switching
Up to 100 function blocks (CMP) may include steps
Up to 100 functions (CFM) without step without task switch

IF Event
THEN SET P1 "Automatic
RESET P2 "Manual

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 Set of operands

Almost unlimited set of

operands/variables

Up to 64 programs, 100
functions, 100 function blocks
Up to 4096 inputs and 4096
outputs = 8092 IOs
Up to 256 timers + 256 counters
+ 256 registers
Up to 160,000 flags (10,000 flag
words)

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 Open hardware interface

A script language describes the access to any hardware

New modules can be added at any time of a project

Module scripts may be updated at any time of a project

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 Open driver interface/Open C interface

Driver interface

The PC based concept allows to call drivers before the FST kernel
The driver interface is open
New drivers can be added/updated at any time of a project

C interface

Open C interface to write functions in C/C++

Completely open development system for high-level language

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 TCP/IP support

FST supports Ethernet and

TCP/IP for

Real Time communication

between CPUs
Program up- and download
Debugging

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 WEB Server

WEB server is available for all CPUs

Leading in WEB technology

WEB server for even the smallest CPU (FC34)
WEB server works simultaneously to the process control

Flagword 10=<FSTCI dmw10><BR>

<A href="demo_07.htm?ci:mmw10=0">Load
Flagword 10 with 0</A><BR>

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 FST 4 is tradition and future in one

- More than 200,000 projects worldwide are programmed with any one of the FST
versions
- Thousands of FST customers worldwide
- Thousands of experienced FST programmers worldwide

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 FST 4.10

FST 4.10 Ladder Diagram

+
support for positioning systems

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 FST 4.10 -version

Newest version for internal tests

available at the LN-DB SPIMS

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 Order information

The only programming system

worldwide at such a price for the
whole package supporting all CPUs
and the whole performance.

Name: PS1 FST2

Festo Part Number: 191 440
Software Tools
User interface: Englisch and
FST 4.10
Anweisungslist
German
e Statementlist
Kontaktplan Program languages:
Ladder
Diagram Statementlist +
Ladder Diagram

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 Ladder Diagram grafical user interface

A not so good example of a grafical user interface

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 Ladder Diagram rungs with linebreaks

In FST the
customer
can select
with /
without
linebreak

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise
AND before OR

In Statementlist there is the rule AND

before OR

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise
AND before OR

If in Statementlist the OR function should

be executed first you have to use (...)

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise

Counter increment + Compere

function

Start counter: I0.0

Impulses: I0.1
Counter preselection value: 20
Pre-warning value: 15-
19
Display for preselection reached:
O0.1
Display for pre-warning: O0.0

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise
Programming a car parking system
A classic example for counters

A car park has space for 10 cars. In front of

the car park is a traffic light. The traffic
light shows green as long as there is still
space in the car park (and the system is
working ;-)) ). The traffic light shows red
as soon as the car park is full.

I0.1 Reset counter

I0.5 Enter car park
I0.7 Exit car park

O0.2 Green traffic light

O0.4 Red traffic light

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise

Timers Tx, TONx, TOFFx

x= = 0...255

T = Impuls timer

TON = Timer ON

TOFF = Timer OFF

Write an program using the 3 different

type of timers using 3 different times
(e.g. 5sec., 2.5sec., 4.3sec.)

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 Ladder Diagram - Exercise
Sequence programs

In Statementlist sequencial programs

easily can realized with the instruction
STEP. In Ladder Diagram this function
has to be programmed. Typical
example for such a function is the so-
called bedside table lamp.

Only 1 switch but 4 STEPS

1. press switch first time lamp is ON

2. release switch lamp is still ON
3. press switch 2. Time lamp will be
OFF
4. release switch again lamp is still
OFF

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