User Openness API

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 Objectives

- API (Application Programming

Interface)

- ODK (Open Development Kit)

- CDK (Channel Development Kit)

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 WinCC Software Architecture

WinCC Explorer

CS CS CS CS CS CS
Contorl Panel

RT RT RT RT RT RT
Custom Measured
Graphics form Signalling values Report Option
processing user
archive

CS CS CS
RT Access RT Text RT Tag management
protection ... library Process data

Data Manager

S5 S7
.mdf

RT .mdf

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 Application Programming Interface API (1/4)

 ANSI-C Functions API

 Access to data API

API
API
API
API
API
API
API
API
API
API
API

 in the Tag Management

 in the archives API

 configuration data
 Using system functions (ODK)
 configuration functions
 Runtime functions
 Integration of communication channels (CDK)
 Basis for
 individual functions
 technological-type options
 industry-referenced function modules

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 Application Programming Interface API (2/4)

User
application Integrating configuration
functions

I User
application Integrating Runtime
functions

Integrating
communication
channels

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 Application Programming Interface API (3/4)
Additional The following is needed for creating
applications:
application
External C compiler
Using functions (for example, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 )
Library file for the desired
WinCC API ( *.LIB )
WinCC API DLL Header file for the desired
WinCC API ( *.H )

Communication

WinCC Module

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 Application Programming Interface API (4/4)

 Application examples:
 Access to values from the Tag Management
 Access to archive data
 Integrating communications channels
 Direct display of processing results in Graphics
 Generic configuration based on API functions
 Integrating already existing processing programs
 Generating messages from user routines
 Controlling the measured value recording from user routines
 Controlling reports from the user programs

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