Need help with CX-Simulator

[sse 0]

Hi everybody. Does anybody use CX-Simulator to connect to other external modelling software? My intention is to connect CX-Simulation with MATLAB / Simulink

[Berti Baker 7]

Hiya, "Connect" in what way? If you mean to read and write runtime values to log/analyse then I know you can connect to the running CX-Simulator with CX-Supervisor or CX-Server Lite. If MATLAB / Simulink are ActiveX containers or .NET compatible then you should be able to use the CX-Server Lite Communication Control to connect to the CX-Simulator "node". Any virtual PLC address can then be read/written. The instructions for CX-Server Lite are exactly the same as those mentioned in this myOMRON article. Hope that helps Regards, Bertie.

[scottmurphy 1]

Bear in mind that not all instructions work with CX-Simulator. Last time I checked, the PID instruction did not work. This may prove an issue if you are wanting to use something like MATLAB?

[sse 0]

The aim is to create the analog of PLCSIM Blockset, the very useful software I use myself for couple of years in industrial automation. It connects from Simulink to SIEMENS virtual PLC (S7-PLCSIM) via an ActiveX. Actually, I have no experience in CX-one software yet If somebody's interested in result, please keep the topic live