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Founded in 1994, our software products are now used by over 3300 companies globally to build high performance, cost effective HMI, SCADA, machine control, and data logging applications.

Product

ASComm.NET - Industrial Communications Component

Automated Solutions ASComm.NET is a fully-managed .NET component that delivers communications connectivity between .NET applications and a broad range of industrial devices (PLC, PAC, Instrumentation, etc.) using popular communications protocols.

Visual Studio developers can now quickly and easily build HMI, SCADA, Historian, MES, ERP and other custom applications using ASComm.NET for the communications engine.

All supported protocol drivers are implemented in the ASComm.NET component, providing a single, consistent API regardless of the underlying protocols or hardware devices. Each driver can be licensed individually, so you only pay for the drivers that you are developing with.

Drivers

Drivers available for the following brands/models

Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, Micro800 via Ethernet
Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC 500, MicroLogix via Ethernet
GE - Series 90, VersaMax, PACSystems RXi, RX3i, RX7i via Ethernet
Modbus/TCP Client via Ethernet
Modbus RTU/ASCII master via serial port or Ethernet
Siemens S7-1500, 1200, 400, 300, 200 via Ethernet

Features & Benefits

GE SRTP Driver

Does not require GE or 3rd party drivers.
Does not require OPC
Supports PACSystems family native tag names
Extremely high performance - capable of < 5 mSec transaction time
Highly optimized to minimize communications transactions

General

Simulation mode allows you to develop and test without a physical PLC connected
Tag database can be configured via code or visual designer
Abstract base classes allow you to write generic code that works with all drivers
x86, x64, and Any CPU compatible
Broad .NET target support including Web, Windows, WPF, console, and service apps.
Can be configured programmatically or visually
Visually design entire communications setup without writing a single line of code
Excel Add-in allows you to quickly and easily populate Excel spreadsheets with no programming.
Runs on Linux with Mono framework
Synchronous and asynchronous read/write methods
Data change notifications
Provides common API across all driver classes
No limit on number of devices or data points
Multi-threaded for high data throughput
Includes extensive help system
Example applications with VB and C# source code included.
Easily connect business systems to factory floor systems.
Immediate Internet delivery and online license activation
No runtime fees or keys for qualified applications

Product Screenshots

The ASComm.NET Portal application is a convenient way to access ASComm.NET development resources.

ASComm.NET comes with a variety of Example Applications, C# and VB Example Projects, Excel Add-in, License Manager, Help System, Update Check, and Web resources to help you get going quickly.

Simple Code Examples

C#

// Declare using statement
 using GE = AutomatedSolutions.Win.Comm.GE;
 
 // This functions creates all required ASComm objects,
 // sets initial properties, performs a write and read,
 // then disposes the ASComm objects
 void SimpleReadAndWrite()
 {
   // Create a Channel
   // GE channels have no settable properties
   GE.SRTP.Channel myChannel = new GE.SRTP.Channel();
 
   // Create a device 
   // Preset properties to PACSystems CPU
   // IP Address 192.168.0.171, slot 2, rack 0
   GE.Device myDevice = new GE.Device("192.168.0.171,2,0", GE.Model.PAC_SYSTEMS);
 
   // Create Group
   // Preset properties to 500 mSec update rate and active flag set to false.
   GE.Group myGroup = new GE.Group(false, 500);
 
   // Create an item
   // Preset hardware tag name to myINT, elements to 1, and data type to Int32
   GE.Item myItem = new GE.Item("myINT", 1, DataType.Int32);
 
   // Add device to channel
   myChannel.Devices.Add(myDevice);
   // Add group to device
   myDevice.Groups.Add(myGroup);
   // Add item to group
   myGroup.Items.Add(myItem);
 
   //Write one tag
   try
   {
     // Perform a write with value from text box
     myItem.Write(textBoxItemWrite.Text);
   }
   catch (Exception ex)
   {
     // Error occurred, implement error handler
   }
 
   // Read one tag
   try
   {
     // Perform a read, save value to text box
     myItem.Read();
     textBoxItemRead.Text = myItem.Values[0].ToString();
   }
   catch (Exception ex)
   {
     // Error occurred, implement error handler
   }
 
   // Dispose channel at application shutdown
   myChannel.Dispose();
 }

VB

' Declare imports statement
 Imports GE = AutomatedSolutions.Win.Comm.GE 
 
 ' This functions creates all required ASComm objects, 
 ' sets initial properties, performs a write and read, 
 ' then disposes the ASComm objects
 Private Sub SimpleReadAndWrite()
   ' Create a channel
   ' GE channels have no settable properties
   Dim myChannel As New GE.SRTP.Channel()
 
   ' Create a device
   ' Preset properties to PACSystemsCPU 
   ' IP Address 192.168.0.171, slot 2, rack 0
   Dim myDevice As New GE.Device("192.168.0.171,2,0", GE.Model.PAC_SYSTEMS)
 
   ' Create Group with 500 mSec update rate and active flag set to false.
   Dim myGroup As New GE.Group(False, 500)
 
   ' Create an item
   ' Preset hardware tag name to myINT, elements to 1, and data type to Int32
   Dim myItem As New GE.Item("myINT", 1, DataType.Int32)
 
   ' Add device to channel
   myChannel.Devices.Add(myDevice)
   ' Add group to device
   myDevice.Groups.Add(myGroup)
   ' Add item to group
   myGroup.Items.Add(myItem)
 
   'Write one tag
   Try
     ' Perform a write with value from text box
     myItem.Write(textBoxItemWrite.Text)
   Catch ex As Exception
     ' Error occurred, implement error handler
   End Try
 
   ' Read one tag
   Try
     ' Perform a read, save value to text box
     myItem.Read()
     textBoxItemRead.Text = myItem.Values(0).ToString()
   Catch ex As Exception
     ' Error occurred, implement error handler
   End Try
   
   ' Dispose channel at application shutdown
   myChannel.Dispose()
 End Sub

Related Links

Automated Solutions Website

ASComm.NET Product Page

GE SRTP Driver Page

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