Sample 04: creating hardware

Sample C#

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
  BAProjectBuilder projectBuilder = null;

  public MainWindow(AddInEntryPoint addInEntryPoint)
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    // Code here
    this.projectBuilder = new BAProjectBuilder();
  }

  private void buttonCreateHardware_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
  {
    // add a CX2000 with the IO devices of the controller description to the solution
    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ControllerDescription descriptionControllerCX2000 = this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetControllerDescription("CX20x0");
    IController controllerCX2000 = this.projectBuilder.Solution.HardwareConfig.CreateController(descriptionControllerCX2000);
    controllerCX2000.Name = "my CX2020";

    // the CX20x0 comes with a terminal device, terminal coupler and two tasks
    // get the task and change the name and the cycle time
    ITask task01 = controllerCX2000.Tasks[0];
    task01.Name = "Main";
    task01.Interval = 45;

    ITask task02 = controllerCX2000.Tasks[1];
    task02.Name = "Background";
    task02.Interval = 15;

    // get the terminal device
    IBoxDevice terminalDeviceCX2000 = controllerCX2000.Devices[0] as IBoxDevice;
    terminalDeviceCX2000.Name = "my CX2000/CX5000 Terminal Device";

    // get the terminal coupler
    ITerminalCouplerBox terminalCouplerBoxCX2000 = terminalDeviceCX2000.Boxes[0] as ITerminalCouplerBox;
    terminalCouplerBoxCX2000.Name = "my CX2000/CX5000 Terminal Coupler";

    // add terminals to the terminal coupler
    ITerminal terminalKL1012 = terminalCouplerBoxCX2000.CreateTerminal(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetTerminalDescription("KL1012"));
    ITerminal terminalKL1404 = terminalCouplerBoxCX2000.CreateTerminal(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetTerminalDescription("KL1404"));
    ITerminal terminalKL2404 = terminalCouplerBoxCX2000.CreateTerminal(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetTerminalDescription("KL2404"));

    // link the channels of the terminals to the Main task
    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1012.Channels[0]);
    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1012.Channels[1]);

    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1404.Channels[0]);
    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1404.Channels[1]);
    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1404.Channels[2]);
    task01.CreateLink(terminalKL1404.Channels[3]);

    // link the channels of the KL2404 to the Background task
    task02.CreateLink(terminalKL2404.Channels[0]);
    task02.CreateLink(terminalKL2404.Channels[1]);
    task02.CreateLink(terminalKL2404.Channels[2]);
    task02.CreateLink(terminalKL2404.Channels[3]);

    // add a BACnet Device
    BACnetEthernetDevice bacnetDevice = controllerCX2000.CreateDevice(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetDeviceDescription("BACnet Ethernet Device Rev 12")) as BACnetEthernetDevice;
    bacnetDevice.Name = "my BACnet Device";

    // add a CP without(!) the IO devices of the controller description to the solution
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ControllerDescription controllerDescriptionCP = this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetControllerDescription("IPC/CP ARM");
    IController controllerCP = this.projectBuilder.Solution.HardwareConfig.CreateController(controllerDescriptionCP, false);
    controllerCP.Name = "my CP";

    // add the task and change the name and the cycle time
    ITask task03 = controllerCP.CreateTask(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetTaskDescription("Standard"));
    task03.Name = "Main";
    task03.Interval = 20;

    // add the RT ethernet device
    IBoxDevice ethernetRTDeviceCP = controllerCP.CreateDevice(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetDeviceDescription("Real Time Ethernet Protocol")) as IBoxDevice;
    ethernetRTDeviceCP.Name = "my RT Ethernet Device";

    // add the BK9000 coupler
    ITerminalCouplerBox terminalCouplerBK9000 = ethernetRTDeviceCP.CreateBox(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetBoxDescription("BK9000 Ethernet Fieldbus Coupler")) as ITerminalCouplerBox;
    terminalCouplerBK9000.Name = "my BK9000 Ethernet Coupler";

    // add terminals to the terminal coupler
    ITerminal terminalKL3204 = terminalCouplerBK9000.CreateTerminal(this.projectBuilder.HardwareDescriptionProvider.GetTerminalDescription("KL3204"));

    // link the channels of the terminals to the Main task
    task03.CreateLink(terminalKL3204.Channels[0]);
    task03.CreateLink(terminalKL3204.Channels[1]);
    task03.CreateLink(terminalKL3204.Channels[2]);
    task03.CreateLink(terminalKL3204.Channels[3]);

    this.Close();
  }
}    

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