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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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How to Build Automated Unit Tests for PLC Sequences in AutomationView

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    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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