Under PC control
January 1st 2004 Beckhoffs TwinCAT software from Hayes Control Systems, is specifically designed to offer totally dependable deterministic real-time performance in demanding control applications.
It runs under Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 or XP, on standard or industrialised pc hardware. A single pc running TwinCAT is said to provide all of the functionality of up to four independent plcs and can operate simultaneously as a multiple axis motion controller.
Programming is carried out using familiar IEC 61131-3 programming languages, eliminating the need for control system designers to learn new software techniques, while extensive diagnostic facilities, including criterion analysis, make program debugging and system commissioning fast and straightforward. More articles from Hayes Control Systems Ltd.: | 
