Discover SINUMERIK https://siemens.com/sinumerik low frequency variables using the BTSS interface. In this tutorial, you will learn how to read and write PLC, GUD and NC variables and how to set user alerts on the machine tool.
This tutorial covers the following topics:
• Read NC variables, PLC variables and GUD variables via BTSS
• Subscribe to value changes of low frequency variables (data events)
• Write BTSS variables to react to the process (e. g. to trigger alerts)
• Use dashboards to visualize data
Chapters/ timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 What is meant by LF data?
02:27 How the Edge Databus works
03:28 Getting started with the first flow
04:58 Using the Parameter Service Reader node
05:47 Testing the reading operation
06:04 Where to find the GUD variables in the SINUMERIK Operate
06:36 Configuration to write variables and variable subscriptions
08:40 Variable subscriptions
11:00 Parsing the program status from the message
11:35 Controlling the user alert
15:34 How to use the Parameter Service Writing node
17:58 Common error working with the template node
18:33 Configuring the user alert
19:40 Testing the flow
20:00 Outro and outlook
