The full path to the tag you want to create in the simulator. The program will wait for a number of milliseconds (determined by the Base Rate, defined below) before moving to the new Time Interval. A program will start at interval 0, and set the Value Source on the tag. Represents a “step” or point in time for the program. These instructions determine what Tags get made, and what their values are. Once you have some instructions, click the Save Program button.
From the Gateway webpage, go to the Config section.These simulator devices can be used for realtime values, history and alarms. Connecting to it and loading the programs are simple and will give you some values that change on their own. It allows users to read and write tags without any network or PLC connection. The Programmable Device Simulator allows you to add simulator devices that act as if they are connected to a real device. We also provided the ability to set specific values at different points of the program should the functions not provide exactly what you need.īecause the Programmable Device Simulator replaces the existing simulators that were included with prior versions of Ignition, we added the ability to quickly create these same simulators with this new functionality. If you delete your existing simulator (prior to Ignition 8.0.8), adding the new Programmable Device Simulator and loading the same program, will allow addresses within the device to map existing addresses.Ĭonnecting to a Programmable Device Simulator There are a number of built-in functions that will result in unique tag outputs rather than static values. It also provides new functionality that allows you to create your own simulator program with outputs you define. Users are able to create tags that can be used in their own development process, thus providing the flexibility to simulate devices with a tag structure they are building for their project.
The Programmable Device Simulator introduced in Ignition 8.0.8 replaces the previous built-in simulators in earlier versions of Ignition, and combined the Dairy Demo, Generic and SLC simulator device connections into a single driver.