Automation Builder 2.5
Features and target hardware
| Basic system engineering (free) | Standard integrated system engineering | Premium productivity and collaboration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Productive engineering | |||
| Integrated engineering for PLCs, safety, motion, drives, SCADA and control panels | ◊ | ● | ● |
| Integrated tool suite installation and maintenance (online and offline) | ● | ● | ● |
| Project handling including project archive and backup features | ● | ● | ● |
| Project lifecycle support (version profiles and project migration) | ● | ● | ● |
| Native language support in EN, DE, ES, FR, CN | ● | ● | ● |
| Support of standardization and re-use by flexible configurations of machine variants and advanced I/O device handling | ● | ● | ● |
| Support of re-use by cross project and cross Automation Builder instance copy&paste | ● | ● | ● |
| ECAD roundtrip engineering - AC500 and EPLAN / Zuken E3 | ● | ||
| ECAD roundtrip engineering for 3rd party devices - PLC and EPLAN / Zuken E3 | ● | ||
| Bulk data import/export with change control to any tool via CSV (also via copy&paste) | ● | ||
| Bulk data import/export of device and I/O lists and IEC 60870-5-104 | ● | ||
| Change management support by project compare | ● | ||
| Automation of engineering (execution of Python scripts) | ● | ||
| Virtual system testing based on Virtual Commissioning Technology | ○ | ○ | |
| Collaborative engineering support by Professional Version Control with Subversion | ○ | ○ | |
| PLC engineering AC500 V2 (for AC500-eCo V2, AC500 V2) | |||
| PLC application programming (IL, LD, FBD, SFC, ST) plus CFC | ● | ● | ● |
| PLC firmware update, download and online change to single or several PLCs | ● | ● | ● |
| PLC simulation, diagnosis and debugging | ● | ● | ● |
| Integrated firmware identification and update (PM and CM devices) | ● | ● | ● |
| Configuration of communication protocols for TCP/IP, Modbus, CS31, IEC60870-5-104 | ● | ● | ● |
| Configuration of communication protocols for PROFINET, PROFIBUS DP, EtherCAT, CAN (all via communication module) | ● | ● | |
| Condition Monitoring CMS: configuration, libraries for CMS control and wave file handling | ● | ● | |
| C/ C++ application programming (GNU compiler) | ● | ||
| Advanced simulation support including virtual PLC | ○ | ○ | |
| PLC engineering AC500 V3 (for AC500-eCo V3, AC500 V3) | |||
| PLC application programming (LD, FBD, SFC, ST) plus CFC | ● | ● | ● |
| PLC firmware update, download and online change to single PLCs | ● | ● | ● |
| PLC simulation, diagnosis and debugging | ● | ● | ● |
| Integrated firmware identification and update (PM and CM devices) | ● | ● | ● |
| Configuration of onboard communication protocols for TCP/IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, CAN | ● | ● | ● |
| Configuration of onboard communication protocols for IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850, BACnet, KNX, Ethernet/IP (1) | ● | ● | |
| Configuration of communication protocols for PROFINET, PROFIBUS DP, EtherCAT, CAN (all via communication module) | ● | ● | |
| Configuration of motion axes and graphical CAM tables | ● | ● | |
| Static code analysis | ○ | ○ | |
| Safety PLC engineering integrated solutions (for AC500-S safety CPU, safety I/Os and PROFIsafe devices) | |||
| Safety PLC application programming (LD, FBD, ST) | ○ | ○ | |
| Fieldbus protocol engineering for PROFIsafe | ○ | ○ | |
| Safety Verification Tool | ○ | ○ | |
| SCADA engineering (for ABB zenon) | |||
| Integrated SCADA and PLC engineering with ABB zenon editor | ○ | ○ | |
| Control panel engineering (for CP600-eCo, CP600, CP600-Pro) | |||
| CP600 and CP600-Pro panel configuration with PB610 Panel Builder 600 | ◊ | ● | ● |
| CP600-eCo panel configuration with PB610 Panel Builder 600 | ● | ● | ● |
| Integrated PLC tag data import | ● | ● | |
| Control panel simulation | ● | ● | ● |
| Drive engineering (for ACS355, ACS380, ACS480, ACS530, ACS550, ACS560, ACS580, ACS850, ACQ810, ACS880, DCS880, ACSM1) | |||
| Drive management, configuration and diagnosis with common process data editor (Drive - PLC) | ● | ● | |
| Drive engineering in Drive composer pro | ◊ | ● | ● |
| Motion engineering (for MicroFlex e150, Motiflex e180, Motiflex e190) | |||
| Motion application engineering with Mint WorkBench | ● | ● | ● |
| PLC tag data import | ● | ● | ● |
| Modbus TCP engineering (for CI521-MODTCP, CI522-MODTCP) | |||
| Configuration and diagnosis of unbundled Modbus TCP CI (communication interface) devices | ● | ● | ● |
| Solution engineering | |||
| Drive library (PS553-DRIVES, PS5605-Drives) | ● | ● | ● |
| MQTT and JSON libraries | ● | ● | ● |
| Motion control library for AC500 V2 (PS552-MC-E), V3 (PS5611-MC) (1) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Solar library for AC500 V2 (PS562-SOLAR) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Water library for AC500 V2 (PS563-WATER) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Temperature control library for AC500 V2 (PS564-TEMPCTRL) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| BACnet - ASC library for AC500 V2 (PS565-BACnet-ASC) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| BACnet - BC protocol for AC500 V3 (PS5607-BACnet-BC incl. ASC) (1) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| AC500 High Availability for AC500 V2 (HA-CS31 library) | ● | ● | ● |
| AC500 High Availability HA-Modbus TCP library for AC500 V2/V3 (PS5601-HA-MTCP) (1) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| KNX protocol for AC500 V3 (PS5604-KNX) (1) | ○ | ○ | |
| IEC 61850 for AC500 V3 (PS5602-61850) (1) | ○ | ○ | |
| Data logger library for AC500 V3 (PS5609-LOG) (1) | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| FTP client library for AC500 V2 (PS554) (*) | ● | ● | |
| Signal processing package for AC500 V2 (*) | ● | ● | |
| Pumping library for AC500 V2 (PS571) (*) | ● | ● | |
| HVAC library for AC500 V2 (*) | ● | ● | |
| Process control objects (PCO) library (*) | ● | ● | ● |
| Further features | |||
| AC500 V2 PLC multidownload tool for large installations | ● | ● | ● |
| OPC server tool, license manager, installation manager, PLC gateway, IP configuration | ● | ● | ● |
| Operating systems | |||
| Windows 10 (32/64 Bit) Professional/Enterprise, Windows Server 2012 R2 64 Bit, Windows Server 2019 | ● | ● | ● |
| PC requirements | |||
| Minimum: 1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 5-18 GB free disk space | ● | ● | ● |
● included ○ optional (additional license required) as integrated tool / feature / library ◊ optional (additional license required) as standalone tool / feature - not integrated in Automation Builder (1) Additional runtime license per PLC required. (*) Technology Preview: Technology Previews are non-final versions of our product and should not be taken as a measure of the fit, finish, capability, and overall quality of the product. |