Hilscher PCI Card
The process integration MERLIC can be used in machine vision systems that are integrated in a manufacturing machine. The machine controller, e.g., a programmable logic controller (PLC), must be able to control an integrated vision system, to monitor the execution, and to query the results. Therefore, MERLIC provides a process integration mode to enable the communication with a machine controller. The process integration mode can be started with the application "MERLIC RTE" that is provided with the MERLIC installation. mode of MERLIC enables you to control the execution of MERLIC via a programmable logic controller (PLC) by setting up the communication with a Hilscher PCI card of the cifX PC card family. The communication can be established via an industrial Ethernet protocol, for example, PROFINET IO or EtherCat.
The process integration mode, that is, MERLIC RTE, requires some configurations at various independent resources. You have to ensure that each component is correctly referenced. For more information, see Setting Up the Process Integration.
If a Hilscher card is used for MERLIC RTE, various options are available while MERLIC RTE is running. As soon as MERLIC has been started in the process integration mode, it is ready to receive commands from the PLC. The data exchange between MERLIC and the PLC is transmitted via protocols.
Requirements
To use the process integration mode with a Hilscher PCI card, the following requirements are necessary:
- Ensure that MERLIC is installed on the same PC on which the Hilscher card is installed.
- The Hilscher card must be configured to receive input bytes and send output bytes. For more information, see Setting Up the Hilscher PCI Card.
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