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B&R Automation Studio

Device support level

Figure: Device support level B&R Automation Studio

Key features and functions

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Software version compatibility

B&R Automation Studio From octoplant version
3.0 101*
4.0 - 4.7 101

Info

Starting with octoplant version 101.2.x, Microsoft Windows 8.1 and older versions are no longer supported.

If you are using older Windows versions, consider the following limitations: Options for supporting old operating systems

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Requirements

  • To carry out uploads, a compatible version of the editor must be installed on the same computer on which the server or an agent is running. A version of B&R Runtime Utility Center (greater than or equal to 4.0.0) compatible with your B&R Automation Studio version is required on the same computer on which the server or agent is running.
  • It is not possible to have one system with multiple B&R versions that carry out the upload. That means, for each B&R version of your project you need one dedicated server or agent.
  • Valid licenses for the software packages mentioned above

FAQ

Editing B&R Automation Studio projects fails

The file naming conventions for the B&R Automation Studio Editor are more restrictive than in octoplant. Sometimes a path valid in octoplant cannot be opened in B&R Automation Studio because the file path (not necessarily in the file name itself) contains an invalid character. The following characters are not allowed in B&R /*?"`<>|&#$%§äöüÄÖÜÜ~'

Check the file name of the project to make sure it does not contain any special characters.

  1. Open the UserClient and navigate to the component.
  2. Right-click on the component and select Show in file manager or press Ctrl+E.
  3. Click in the address bar of Windows Explorer and check whether the file path contains special characters (for example, you cannot name a folder B&R because of the & character).

If the problem persists, please contact B&R support.

B&R editor does not open in the desired language.

To open a project with the editor in the desired language, you need to change the path in the registry.

If you are not an advanced user, we recommend that you make a backup copy of your Windows registry before proceeding.

  1. Open the Windows registry (either by clicking the Start button and entering regedit in the search field or by pressing WIN + R and then entering regedit in the field).

  2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Classes > apjprogram > Shell > Open > command.

  3. The value of the entry should look like this: C:\Program Files\BrAutomation\AS40\Bin-en\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1

  4. Change the ./Bin-/ part of the path to change the start language of the B&R editor.

  5. If you change the path, for example to C:\Program Files\BrAutomation\AS40\Bin-de\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1 the editor is started in German. The path C:\Program Files\BrAutomation\AS40\Bin-en.\AutomationStudio.exe" "%1 is for the English version.

This only works if the language you want to activate was also installed during the installation of B&R.

If the problem persists, please contact B&R support.

Related topics

To get the basic workflow for integrating the device, open General workflow.

Device-specific settings for this device, such as job configuration, can be found on the following pages: