New in Version 2.1

Previous versions of the TwinCAT Simulation Manager (< version 2.1) preassumed an available executeable system environment. Existing hardware, activated System Manager configurations and activated/running PLC programs were therefore used as starting point for a TwinCAT Simulation Manager project. The version 2.1 now offers features for distribution and deployment of simulation projects and configurations. The IDE of the TwinCAT Simulation Manager enables to assign the target systems (as Original- or Simulation-Targets), to select and to activate available System Manager configurations and to deploy PLC-Programs on available CPU resources.

These features will be summerized under the generic term "Deployment" and include:

• The import/export of preexisting System Manager Configurations and the assignment of target systems in a distributed environment.
• The import/ export, creation and deletion of PLC Projects in the context of the Simulation Manager project (with allocation/deallocation of PLC-Runtimes)
• The creation of bootprojects directly out of the TwinCAT Simulation Manager IDE.

These new product abilities simplify to transfer a preexisting and executable machine environment into a simulation-, demo- or education-environment. Local, mixed and distributed scenarios will be supported.

Furthermore the following extensions and enhancements are implemented:

• Support of CNC axes (usage of the CNC Simulation mode, CNC manual functions)
• Support of TwinCAT 2.11
• Extension of the TwinCAT Simulation Manager user interface and many minor extensions.