FST4 - The unique Programming System for Automation

Now with LADDER

and

CPX Support

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 FST4 An Overview

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

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

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 Event
THEN SET Output
IF Other Event
THEN RESET Output

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 STEP

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

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

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 Set of operands
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

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

Connection to the office world via

DDE or OPC server

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 WEB Server

Web

WEB server is available for all CPUs

IntraNet
Leading in WEB technology

Ethernet
WEB server for even the smallest CPU
(FC34)
Web

WEB server works simultaneously to the

process control
Ethernet

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 FST4 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

Hundreds of experienced FST

programmers worldwide

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 Contact us

Tel: +49/711/347-0
Fax: +49/711/347-2144

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

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