FST4 - The unique Programming System for

Automation

Now with LADDER

and
CPX Support

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FST4 An Overview

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Statement List and Ladder

CPX-FEC Configuration Tool
IF ... THEN ... ELSE
STEP
Multitasking
Programs/Functions/Function Blocks
Huge Set of Operands/Variables
Open Hardware Interface
Open Driver Interface/Open C
Interface
TCP/IP Support
WEB Server

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Statement List and Ladder

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Unreachable simple programming of

sequential processes in Statement
List

The graphical programming tool

Ladder Diagram is available too

Both programming languages can be

mixed

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CPX-FEC Configuration Tool

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Easy configuration of the

modular Control System

System diagnostics
integrated

Actual Nominal
Comparison

Parametrize and Go!

Festo plug and work

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IF ... THEN ... ELSE

Programming as you think

Describe the process and

program simultaneously

Have a clear concept of SET / RESET

Program in relation to the

automation task
IF
THEN
IF
THEN

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Event
SET
Output
Other Event
RESET Output
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STEP

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Unreachable simple programming of

sequential processes

More than 75% of all automation 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
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Multitasking

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Unreachable simple method of

multitasking

Program and Program Status gives

complete control over simultaneous
and alternative tasks

Up to 64 simultaneous tasks

Clear concept of task switching

Up to 100 function blocks may include

steps

Up to 100 functions without step

without task switch
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Set of operands

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Almost unlimited set of

operands/variables

Up to 64 programs, 100 functions,

100 function blocks

Up to 2048 inputs and 2048 outputs

= 4096 I/Os

Up to 256 Timers / 256 Counters

/ 256 Registers

Up to 160,000 Flags (10,000 Flag

Words)

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Open hardware interface

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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

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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

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FST supports Ethernet and

TCP/IP for

Real Time communication between

CPUs

Program up- and download

Debugging

Connection to the office world via

DDE or OPC server

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WEB Server
Web

IntraNet
Ethernet

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

Web

Ethernet

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FST4 is tradition and future in one

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More than 200.000 projects

worldwide are programmed with any
one of the FST versions

Thousands of FST customers

worldwide

Hundreds of experienced FST

programmers worldwide

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Contact us

Tel:
Fax:

+49/711/347-0
+49/711/347-2144

E-Mail: service_international@festo.
com
Internet: http://www.festo.com/

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