[Emc-users] Awlsim 0.37 - STEP 7 compatible PLC for LinuxCNC

[Michael B. <m...@bu...>]

Hi LinuxCNC enthusiasts,

I would like to announce version 0.37 of 'Awlsim', which is a STEP 7
compatible soft-PLC in development.
http://bues.ch/h/awlsim

Awlsim has a hardware interface and a hardware interface module that
connects to LinuxCNC's HAL. This way Awlsim can be used as a LinuxCNC
PLC backend programmed in S7 compatible AWL/STL.

Awlsim includes an example LinuxCNC demo project that can be started
with a simple command:
	cd examples/linuxcnc-demo
	./run-linuxcnc-demo.sh [/path/to/scripts/linuxcnc]
The argument to run-linuxcnc-demo.sh is optional.
If it is not present, the script will execute 'linuxcnc' in your $PATH,
which probably is not what you want.
LinuxCNC should be compiled with --enable-simulator for the demo to
work properly.
A basic screen shot can be found here:
http://bues.ch/h/awlsim#connecting_to_real_hardware_linuxcnc

I would like to invite you to play around with this and report all
of the suggestions and issues you found to me.

Have fun!

-- 
Michael