External Files

Some items that belongs to your application (displayed in the Project Explorer ) are not embedded into the project file. For the domains listed below, KAS IDE "Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debugger also uses some resources that are stored in external files.

Domain	Description	File
HMI	Using Kollmorgen HMI "Human-machine interfaces " Also known as computer-human interfaces (CHI), and formerly known as man-machine interfaces, they are usually employed to communicate with PLCs and other computers, such as entering and monitoring temperatures or pressures for further automated control or emergency response, simply tag the variables in the PLC environment to create an export file that describes the data to be exchanged between the PLC and the HMI. Import this Modbus mapping file into the HMI programming environment and use the variables as if they are local variables	KVB Project File
PLC	The PLC "Programmable Logic Controller" A Programmable Logic Controller, PLC, or Programmable Controller is a digital computer used for automation of industrial processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines. Used to synchronize the flow of inputs from (physical) sensors and events with the flow of outputs to actuators and events programming environment gives you the possibility to create reusable components (UDFB "User Defined Function Block" UDFB can be used as a sub-function block in another program of the application. It is described using FBD, LD, ST or IL language. Input / output parameters of a UDFB (as well as private variables) are declared in the variable editor as local variables of the UDFB), and template applications which can be customized to suit any given application	Create Custom Libraries Read Common Constants
Motion	The CAM editor lets you create complex CAM profiles online using a “graphical” interface. It is also possible to import existing CAM profile points into the CAM editor to allow you to reuse your existing machine building experience seamlessly	Import Cam Profile How Do I Export the Oscilloscope Data?
Fieldbus	Kollmorgen Automation Suite tightly integrates the EtherCAT ***EtherCAT is an open, high-performance Ethernet-based fieldbus system. The development goal of EtherCAT was to apply Ethernet to automation applications which require short data update times (also called cycle times) with low communication jitter (for synchronization purposes) and low hardware costs motion bus (standard Ethernet-based cabling) to define all the network description	Import or Export EtherCAT ENI File
Drive	The AKD drive is fully embedded in the Kollmorgen Automation Suite but not all interwoven at one time. This makes future customization easier to get all the firmware features	Download AKD Firmware

Table 7-34: - File location

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