Figure 10-3 Example of the Userlog file display
10.4
Introduction of versioning with standard library and software
components
It is possible to introduce versioning for any standard library and any software component
during configuration, i.e., each component then has its own version identifier.
● For every unit and every library the version, author and a brief description in the comments
field (offline version identifier) in the Properties dialog box in SIMOTION SCOUT.
● Each library and each software component can disclose its version identifier during runtime
(online version identifier identical to offline version identifier).
– Version identifier as constant(s) or
– Version identifier as function return value, e.g. FCGetVersion.
● The version identifiers can be displayed separately on the available HMI systems, i.e., self-
identification of all involved system components.
● A simple variant for applying versioning is in a date identifier as a constant in the format
yyyy-mm-dd. This can be assigned to a variable, which is then, for example, passed on to
HMI systems for the version display.
Example, date identifier:
Service with SIMOTON SCOUT
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