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Inside AutomationView: Leveraging the Python SDK for Automated Regression Testing of SFC Logic

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Inside AutomationView: Leveraging the Python SDK for Automated Regression Testing of SFC Logic

Automated regression testing is common in standard software engineering, but it remains notoriously difficult to implement in the industrial automation world. Engineers often test PLC code manually during the commissioning phase, discovering logic conflicts only when physical hardware is at risk. By leveraging the AutomationView Python SDK, control engineers can run automated regression testing on […]

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Inside AutomationView: Using Python to Procedurally Generate Complex SFC Sequences

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Inside AutomationView: Using Python to Procedurally Generate Complex SFC Sequences

Generating large, highly parameterized SFC (Sequential Function Chart) sequences by hand can quickly become a bottleneck in PLC engineering. Inside AutomationView: Using Python to Procedurally Generate Complex SFC Sequences explores how to eliminate manual drafting by utilizing the AutomationView Python API to script logic programmatically. The Paradox of Manual Sequence Design Modern machine builders often […]

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Inside AutomationView Fault Injection: A Technical Guide to Validating PLC Edge Cases

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Inside AutomationView Fault Injection: A Technical Guide to Validating PLC Edge Cases

In industrial control systems, a single unchecked edge case can result in catastrophic mechanical failure or prolonged downtime. Validating that a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) responds correctly to sensor failures, communication drops, and unexpected logic states is notoriously difficult in live production environments. AutomationView Fault Injection allows control engineers to deliberately introduce errors within a […]

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How to Build Automated Unit Tests for PLC Sequences in AutomationView

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    A["Python Test Runner (PyTest)"]:::test --> B["Mock I/O Variables"]:::test
    B --> C["Execute SFC Step/Transition"]:::sfc
    C --> D{"Assert Outputs == Expected"}
    D -- Pass --> E["Generate Coverage Report"]:::report
    D -- Fail --> F["Flag Error & Halt CI/CD"]:::report
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How to Build Automated Unit Tests for PLC Sequences in AutomationView

In modern software engineering, pushing code to production without running automated unit tests is considered professional malpractice. Yet, in the industrial automation world, engineers routinely download thousands of lines of ladder logic into critical infrastructure relying solely on manual simulation and blind faith. AutomationView changes this paradigm entirely by introducing a native Python-based unit testing […]

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How to Export AutomationView Sequences to Siemens TIA Portal via XML

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    B -->|Import| C["Siemens TIA Portal"]:::tia
    C --> D["Compiled S7-1500 Logic"]
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How to Export AutomationView Sequences to Siemens TIA Portal via XML

One of the most persistent bottlenecks in PLC engineering is translating a process sequence from a specification document into hardware-specific code. With AutomationView, you design your logic in a high-level, hardware-agnostic SFC/Python environment. But how do you get that logic into a Siemens S7-1500 controller? The answer lies in our native PLCopen XML export engine, […]

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Deep Dive: Resolving Merge Conflicts in PLC Logic using AutomationView’s Visual Diff

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    A["Main Branch"] --> B("Merge")
    C["Feature Branch"] --> B
    B -->|Conflict Detected| D["Visual Diff Tool"]:::conflict
    D -->|Accept Changes| E["Resolved Logic"]:::resolved
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Deep Dive: Resolving Merge Conflicts in PLC Logic using AutomationView’s Visual Diff

For decades, collaborative PLC programming was virtually impossible. If two engineers edited the same ladder logic file simultaneously, the result was a binary collision—whoever saved last overwrote the other’s work. By integrating native Git version control, AutomationView fundamentally solved the concurrency problem. However, concurrent engineering inevitably leads to merge conflicts. Resolving these conflicts in raw […]

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