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SEW MOVITOOLS

octoplant supports the management of MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio projects and enables the cyclical monitoring of devices that have been configured with this development environment.

Device support level

Figure: Device Support Level SEW MOVITOOLS

Key features

Figure: SEW MOVITOOLS Key features

Workflow

Figure: Workflow SEW MOVITOOLS

Supported versions

MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio 5.6.0 SP1 5.72 6.0.0.1 6.10 6.20 6.30 6.40
octoplant 101 ✓* ✓* ✓ ✓ ✓** ✓** ✓**

* Upload only

** For the upload, it is necessary to run the service(s) in application mode.

Example for the server:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogServer\VDogMasterService.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdServerArchive /app /visible

Examples for the agents:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogAgents\VDogCompareAgent.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdAgentArchive /app /visible

"C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogAgents\VDogUploadAgent.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdAgentArchive /app /visible

Supported units from SEW-EURODRIVE

MOVIDRIVE (B) MOVITRAC (B) MOVIAXIS MOVIMOT (D) MOVIFIT (Technology, Classic)
MOVIGEAR (DSC, DAC, DBC, SNI) DRC (DSC, DAC, DBC, SNI) MOVIPRO (SK, SDC, ADC) MOVI-PLC (basic, advanced) CCU
(advanced, power)

Requirements

  • To perform uploads and comparisons, ensure that a compatible version of the editor is installed on the same machine where the server or an agent is running.

  • This device requires either the agent or the VDog MasterService (depending on which one is in use) to be launched as an application, under the following conditions:

    • On Windows 10 version 1803 and later, services cannot interact with the desktop.
    • Services must be started using the /app flag.
    • A user must be logged in during operation.
    • The screen must remain unlocked throughout the process.

    For detailed instructions, see Starting agents and VDog MasterService as applications

Configuration

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

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