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Add the Controller

To add a controller to your project:

Click the New command in the File menu to start the Controller Creation Wizard
Select the controller type within the list and click the Next button

Figure 4-3: Select a Controller

Choose the motion engine option (Pipe Network or PLCopen) and select the application template (see list below)

Figure 4-4: Select an Application Template

Click the Finish button
Click the Save As command in the File menu
Define the Project Name and its Location
Click OK

List of available application templates

Template Type	Template name	Description
Pipe Network	2 Axes FFLD	Simple Gearing, 2 PipeNetwork axes (FFLD only)
	2 Axes ST	Simple Gearing, 2 PipeNetwork axes (ST"Structured text" A high-level language that is block structured and syntactically resembles Pascal only)
	2 Axes SFC	Simple Gearing with optimized performance, 2 PipeNetwork axes (SFC"Sequential function chart" It can be used to program processes that can be split into steps. The main components of SFC are: - Steps with associated actions - Transitions with associated logic conditions - Directed links between steps and transitions, ST, FFLD, and FBD"Function block diagram" A function block diagram describes a function between input variables and output variables. A function is described as a set of elementary blocks)
PLCopenA vendor -and product- independent worldwide association active in Industrial Control and aiming at standardizing PLC file formats based on XML	2 Axes FFLD	Simple Gearing, 2 PLCopen axes (FFLD only)
	2 Axes ST	Simple Gearing, 2 PLCopen axes (ST only)
	2 Axes SFC	Simple Gearing with optimized performance, 2 PLCopen axes (SFC and FFLD)
Coordinated Motion	2 Axes - Linear / Circular	Raster Scan Motion Path, 2 PLCopen axes
	3 Axes - Linear / Circular	Raster Scan Motion Path, 2 PLCopen axes and 1 PipeNetwork axis
	3 Axes - Linear (3D)	Diamond/Square Motion Path, 3 PLCopen axes
KAS RuntimeIn computer science, runtime (or run-time) describes the operation of a computer program, the duration of its execution, from beginning to termination (compare compile time). Within KAS, runtime also refers to the virtual machine that manage the program written in a computer language while it is running	Library	Allows you to create a custom library (Create and Use Custom Libraries)

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