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 | Technical and Training Schools, teaching Electronics, Electrotechnics, Mechanics and Computer Science |
| Universities |
| Technical Training Schools |
| Companies |
Setting up an efficient, functional and flexible laboratory while minimising costs and logistic budgets, represents a major problem for these schools. As a matter of fact, implementing an automation exercise involves setting up work posts which include a complete PLC with a development system (which often runs on a personal computer), and one or more panels for the simulation of the relevant applications. Economical and logistic obligations become apparent when more than one exercise is required. Frequently, the use of models for the simulation of a real production process turns out to be almost impracticable.
The use of AW-SYS simulator software as a virtual automation laboratory has many practical advantages:
| less requirements for setting up a laboratory, that may be easily organised in a standard Computer Science classroom |
| lab flexibility, with personal computers being used for other tasks |
| cost reduction in comparison with standard arrangements |
Creating, at educational level:
| a higher perceptive and attentive response |
| a quick study/exercise |
| high motivation |
| a stage-testable, individualised teaching/learning process |
| immediate display and verification of the work performed. |
AW-SYS is designed on a modular basis for convenient use that meets the various teachers' educational requirements.
AW-SYS includes the following integrated software and hardware modules:
| PC-Sim: Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Simulator |
| PL-Sim: Application Simulator |
| PC-RIS: Actual control systems - simulated applications interface |
| PL-RIS: Simulated PLC - actual applications interface |
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