Heidenhain Plugin

Owned by Katya Raykova
Last updated: Apr 02, 2024
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The Heidenhain Plugin allows to continually Poll errors, COM-functions as well as memory areas of Heidenhain PLCs.

As opposed to other Senseforce Edge plugins, the Heidenhain plugin is not directly delivered with the Senseforce Edge main application.

Contact Senseforce to get access to the Senseforce Heidenhain PLC plugin.

Due to limitations in the Heidenhain communication protocol, the plugin is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 10 64 Bit operating systems.

Installation

The Heidenhain Plugin is distributed as Windows installer as well as archive, containing the plugin binaries.

Using the Windows Installer

When using the Windows installer, an install wizard will guide you through the installation.

 

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Heidenhain Plugin Installer

It is advised to install your Senseforce Edge main binaries first. Secondly, install the Heidenhain plugin into the folder "[YourEdgeFolder\Plugins\Ingress\Heidenhain". (Eg. in the Screenshot above, the Senseforce Edge main application was installed to C:\Program Files\Luna\.).

Finish the installation wizard and your binaries as well as a set of default configurations will be installed to the specified location.

For best user experience, copy the default configurations into the folder, where your configurations for the other plugins are located. (If you run the Edge as console application: [Edge Main Folder]/configs/configurations/InputPlugins/Heidenhain; if you run it as Service, it's C:/ProgramData/Senseforce/Luna Data/[YourServiceName]/configurations/InputPlugins/Heidenhain

Using the archive

Instead of using the Windows installer, you might use the plugin distributed as archive. Simply unzip the plugin files to your desired locations. It is advised to unzip it to the following folder: [YourEdgeFolder\Plugins\Ingress\Heidenhain.

The archive also contains a set of default configurations. For best user experience, copy the default configurations into the folder, where your configurations for the other plugins are located. (If you run the Edge as console application: [Edge Main Folder]/configs/configurations/InputPlugins/Heidenhain; if you run it as Service, it's C:/ProgramData/Senseforce/Luna Data/[YourServiceName]/configurations/InputPlugins/Heidenhain

Registering the heidenhain dll

As the Heidenhain plugin makes use from COM interops, the dll providing these functionalities needs to be registered.

  1. Start a powershell or command prompt with elevated permissions.

  2. Navigate to the install directory of the Heidenhain plugin

  3. Run .\as_admin_registerx64.bat

 

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If you want to unregister the dll again, run .\as_admin_unregisterx64.bat

Configuration

The following section describes how to configure the HeidenhainSettings.xml - the main configuration file for the Heidenhain plugin.

HeidenhainSettings.xml

The HeidenhainSettings.xml is the main configuration file for the plugin and defines the network location of the PLC as well as which data should be read.

Default configuration

Find a default configuration file below, as well as descriptions of what and how to configure in the table below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <HeidenhainConfiguration> <!-- Specify connection configuration --> <Connection> <!-- Setting the type of the machine to connect to--> <!-- Possible values are: DNC_CNC_TYPE_ + ATEKM, ITNC, MILLPLUS, MILLPLUSIT, TURNPLUS, MILLPLUSIT_NCK, MANUALPLUS_NCK, ATEKM_NCK, TNC320_NCK, GRINDPLUS_NCK, TNC6xx_NCK, AR6000_NCK, CNCPILOT6xx_NCK, TNC128_NCK, GRINDPLUS640_NCK --> <CNCType>DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC6xx_NCK</CNCType> <!-- Setting the protocol to use for the connection--> <!-- Possible values are: DNC_PROT_ + LSV2, TCPIP, COM, RPC, DIO --> <Protocol>DNC_PROT_RPC</Protocol> <HostName>192.168.100.11</HostName> <Port>19003</Port> </Connection> <OnlySendChanges>true</OnlySendChanges> <Data> <NcUpTime> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </NcUpTime> <MachineUpTime> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </MachineUpTime> <MachineRunningTime> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </MachineRunningTime> <SpindleRunningTime> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> <Timers> <TimerId>2</TimerId> <TimerId>1</TimerId> </Timers> </SpindleRunningTime> <DncMode> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </DncMode> <ExecutionMode> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </ExecutionMode> <ExecutionPoint> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </ExecutionPoint> <OverrideInfo> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </OverrideInfo> <ProgramStatus> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </ProgramStatus> <CutterLocation> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> <Channels> <Channel>0</Channel> <Channel>1</Channel> </Channels> </CutterLocation> <DataEntryBlocks> <DataEntryBlock> <Password>password</Password> <AccessMode>DNC_ACCESS_MODE_PLCDATAACCESS</AccessMode> <PollingTimeMs>5000</PollingTimeMs> <Paths> <DataEntry> <Path>\\TABLE\\SUPPLY3\\P_S6_40\\'65000'\\L_KDR</Path> <Unit>Metric</Unit> </DataEntry> </Paths> </DataEntryBlock> <DataEntryBlock> <Password>password</Password> <AccessMode>DNC_ACCESS_MODE_PLCDATAACCESS</AccessMode> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> <Paths> <DataEntry> <Path>\\PLC\\program\\main\\apiVersion</Path> <Unit>Metric</Unit> </DataEntry> <DataEntry> <Path>\\PLC\\program\\main\\active</Path> <Unit>Metric</Unit> </DataEntry> </Paths> </DataEntryBlock> </DataEntryBlocks> <Errors> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </Errors> <State> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </State> <VersionComInterface> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </VersionComInterface> <ChannelInfo> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </ChannelInfo> <AxisInfo> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </AxisInfo> <Sik> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> </Sik> <NcVersion> <!--You may set negative values for PollingTime - to tell the edge to only poll it once during startup.--> <PollingTimeMs>-1</PollingTimeMs> </NcVersion> </Data> <!--Specify file for message mapping--> <Mappings> <FilePath>$(LunaAppDataPath)configurations/InputPlugins/Heidenhain</FilePath> <FileName>DataMappings.xml</FileName> </Mappings> <!--Specify file for logging--> <Logger> <!--LogLevel: Debug,Information,Warning,Error,Critical,None--> <LogLevel>Information</LogLevel> </Logger> </HeidenhainConfiguration>

Setting

Description

Setting

Description

CNCType

Defines the Type of PLC. Possible types are:

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC6xx_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_ATEKM

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_ITNC

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_MILLPLUS

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_MILLPLUSIT

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TURNPLUS

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_MILLPLUSIT_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_MANUALPLUS_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TEKM_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC320_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_GRINDPLUS_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC6xx_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_AR6000_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_CNCPILOT6xx_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC128_NCK

  • DNC_CNC_TYPE_GRINDPLUS640_NCK

Note: Currently only DNC_CNC_TYPE_TNC6xx_NCK is used in production

Protocol

Connection protocol to use. Allowed values are:

  • DNC_PROT_LSV2

  • DNC_PROT_TCPIP

  • DNC_PROT_COM

  • DNC_PROT_RPC

  • DNC_PROT_DIO

Note: Currently only DNC_PROT_RPC and DNC_PROT_TCPIP is used in production

HostName

IP-Address/Hostname of the PLC. Needs to be reachable by the host where the Edge is running on.

Port

Port of the PLC to connect to.

OnlySendChanges

DefDefines, whether only changes in data should be transmitted, or each value at each polling cycle. This setting applies to all the defined data. If you have some data which you want to send with OnlySendChanges enabled and some where you have OnlySendChanges disabled, it is advised to load a second plugin.

Data

The data configuration section contains all the data definitions you want to read from the PLC. You can define the following data types to read. Unless noted otherwise, you can specify each data point only once.

PollingTimeMs: For all data points, you can add a setting "PollingTimeMs" to specify the polling interval in milliseconds. You may set PollingTimeMs to "-1" - than the corresponding data point is only read once at the startup of the plugin.

  • NcUpTime: Uptime of the NC, in seconds

  • MachineUpTime: Uptime of the Machine, in seconds

  • MachineRunningTime: Running time of the machine, in seconds

  • SpindleRunningTime: Running time of one or several spindles, in seconds

    • Define for which Timers you want to read the data, by specifying one or several TimerId-settings inside the Timers configuration Example:

    <SpindleRunningTime> <PollingTimeMs>1000</PollingTimeMs> <Timers> <TimerId>2</TimerId> <TimerId>1</TimerId> </Timers> </SpindleRunningTime>

  • DncMode: Current operation mode (local or remote), as numeric representation of the mode ENUM. Possible values are:

    • 0...DNC_MODE_LOCAL

    • 1...DNC_MODE_REMOTE

  • ExecutionMode: Current mode of the execution, as numeric representation of the mode enum. Possible values are:

    • 0...DNC_EXEC_MANUAL

    • 1...DNC_EXEC_MDI

    • 2...DNC_EXEC_RPF

    • 3...DNC_EXEC_SINGLESTEP

    • 4...DNC_EXEC_AUTOMATIC

    • 5...DNC_EXEC_OTHER

    • 6...DNC_EXEC_SIMULO_TURBO_DEPRECATED

    • 7...DNC_EXEC_HANDWHEEL

  • ExecutionPoint: Current location of the execution pointer of a specific program. Provides the following values:

    • SelectedProgram

    • ProgramName

    • BlockNumber

    • BlockContent

  • OverrideInfo: Provides the current override for feed, speed and rapid

  • ProgramStatus: Gets the status of the current program, as numeric representation of the enum value. Possible values are:

    • 0...DNC_PRG_STS_IDLE

    • 1...DNC_PRG_STS_RUNNING

    • 2...DNC_PRG_STS_STOPPED

    • 3...DNC_PRG_STS_INTERRUPTED

    • 4...DNC_PRG_STS_FINISHED

    • 5...DNC_PRG_STS_ERROR

    • 6...DNC_PRG_STS_NOTSELECTED

  • CutterLocation: Gets the location of one or several cutters

    • Define for which Channels you want to read the data, by specifying one or several Channel-settings inside the Channels configuration Example:

      <Channels> <Channel>0</Channel> <Channel>1</Channel> </Channels>

  • Errors: This will read all related information to currently active errors. A separate message will be generated, if an error is not active anymore. The following information are available:

    • Handle

    • TimeStamp

    • Text

    • Number

    • Location

    • Group

    • Action

    • Cause

    • Channel

    • Class

    • Description

    • Internals

    • IsActive

  • State: Gets the state of the dnc communication interface, as numeric representation of the enum. Possible values are:

    • 0...DNC_STATE_NOT_INITIALIZED

    • 1...DNC_STATE_HOST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE

    • 2...DNC_STATE_HOST_IS_AVAILABLE

    • 3...DNC_STATE_WAITING_PERMISSION

    • 4...DNC_STATE_DNC_IS_AVAILABLE

    • 5...DNC_STATE_MACHINE_IS_BOOTED

    • 6...DNC_STATE_MACHINE_IS_INITIALIZING

    • 7...DNC_STATE_MACHINE_IS_AVAILABLE

    • 8...DNC_STATE_MACHINE_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN

    • 9...DNC_STATE_DNC_IS_STOPPED

    • 10...DNC_STATE_HOST_IS_STOPPED

    • 11...DNC_STATE_NO_PERMISSION

  • VersionComInterface: Gets the version of the com interface.

  • ChannelInfo: Lists all channels as well as the axes correlated to each channel.

  • AxisInfo: Gets descriptions for all axes. The following information are provided per axis:

    • BstrAxisName

    • LAxisId

    • AxisType

  • Sik: Gets the System Identification Key of the PLC.

  • NcVersion: Gets the version of all the softwares involved. Eg. "DNC_SW_TYPE_NCKERN": "597110 14",

    "DNC_SW_TYPE_MC": "817601 07 ",

    "DNC_SW_TYPE_PLC": "501_81_07_0300",

    "DNC_SW_TYPE_CC": "340542.14.0",

    "DNC_SW_TYPE_FS_MCU": "340507.14.00.01",

    "DNC_SW_TYPE_FS_CCU": "340544.14.0"

DataEntryBlocks

Besides the above information coming directly from the COM interface, you may also directly access DataEntries in the PLCs memory. You can create one or several DataEntryBlock-elements inside the DataEntryBlocks-section. The DataEntries inside one Block are sent in one combined messages (this means they are visible in one line in the dataset editor).

DataEntryBlock

Define one or several blocks for DataEntries. Per DataEntryBlock you might define:

  • AccessMode: The Heidenhain GetDataEntry Access mode to use. Depending on which memory area to access, use the corresponding value. For allowed values see chapter Possible values for DataEntry access modes in this page. For more details also refer to the Heidenhain DNC manual.

  • Password: Password to be used to access the configured AccessMode

  • PollingTimeMs: specify the polling interval in milliseconds.

  • One or several DataEntry sections

  • Per DataEntry, define:

    • Path: Where to read the DataEntry. Needs to be Heidenhain DataEntry Path.

    • Unit: Metric or Inch

    Each DataEntry inside a single DataEntryBlock will be combined into one message, while DataEntires in different DataEntryBlocks will be sent in different messages.

Please note, that you can't mix AccessModes inside a DataEntryBlock. Paths from different Access-Locations need to be configured into different blocks!

 

 

Possible values for DataEntry access modes