This functionality is only available for certain module packages.

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Modules

Due to the modular structure it is possible to acquire an expansion stage which meets the individual requirements.

The core consists of the base modules BASE, Job Server or Web EEC which is a component of each installation. The base modules can be extented by the modules TEXT, PLC, ECAD, ECAD3D and OFFICE and by the additional modules SCRIPTING, GRAPH2D, SAP and Form-UI.

This enables the performance capacity to be set by the user and adapted to the requirements of the company.

A developer license could be configured out of the following EEC modules.

  Module   Description
Base modules BASE The BASE module is equivalent to a fully operational EEC that allows you to create object-oriented models. Because the models are object-oriented, it is possible to formally describe complex systems and their versions and configuration rules.
Key features of the BASE module:
Development.
Create libraries.
Define architectures (e.g., hierarchical levels of plants).
Create library components.
Define formulas (rules).
Create Form-UIs, i.e., specific user interfaces for different user groups (project engineers, sales employees, etc.).
Configuration (for test purposes).
Manage projects.
Configuration and parameterization of projects using standard editors.
Configuration with Form-UIs.
See BASE.
Note:
Configuration licenses are required to put the EEC into productive service.
Job Server The Job Server is used to process long-running processes on the basis of an existing modular system. On the base of a modular system new projects are created of components are placed in existing projects as well as parameter values are set by means of actions and commands. By means of actions documents like schematics are generated from the resulting projects. A UI is available to control the Job Server, which can be accessed either by the development environment or the web.
See Job Server and Worker
Web EEC Multiple-workstation application for large groups of users to configure projects across distributed locations. See Web EEC installation
  TEXT   The TEXT module makes it possible to generate any text-based documents on the base of a model.
Possible uses include the generation of:
Text files (parts lists, ini files, error text files, etc.)
HTML files (documentation, etc.)
XML files (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files).
The TEXT module does not have interfaces to existing systems. Rather, it is restricted to generating text documents as well as entire folder structures based on freely defined rules. The TEXT module cannot be deeply integrated into other system; however, it does allow data to be exchanged, something which is fully adequate in many cases, on the basis of exported text documents that can then be imported by a downstream system.
See TEXT.
Extension of editing functions PLC STEP7 The PLC.STEP7 module makes it possible to generate PLC software for Simatic Step7 from Siemens.
See PLC.
CODESYS The PLC.CODESYS module makes it possible to generate PLC software for 3S’s CoDeSys PLC programming system.
See PLC.
AUTOMATIONWORX The PLC.AUTOMATIONWORX module makes it possible to generate PLC software for Phoenix’s AutomationWorX.
See PLC.
ECAD P8 The ECAD.P8 module makes it possible to generate wiring diagrams for EPLAN Electric P8.
See ECAD.
ECAD3D Pro Panel The ECAD3D.Pro Panel module makes it possible to generate three-dimensional mounting layouts.
See EPLAN Pro Panel
OFFICE WORD With WORD support, the OFFICE module makes it possible to generate docx files in the Office Open XML format based on ECMA-376 without macros for Word 2007 and Word 2010.
See Office
SCRIPTING The SCRIPTING module allows the modular system developer to add scripts to the existing EEC functionality. Scripts are programmed in Groovy on the basis of Java. Typical uses include, among others, data import and special calculations.
See SCRIPTING
GRAPH2D The GRAPH2 module is a generic graphic editor used to define form-specific diagrams, e.g., layout diagrams, Gantt diagrams, block diagrams, CFC editors, state graphs, etc.
See GRAPH2D.
FORM-UI The FORM-UI module is an editor, which provides configuration and execution of actions based on interactive pages, similar to HTML pages.
See Form-UI.
SAP By means of the generic SAP interface data between SAP and EEC are transferred bidirectional. On one hand, the function modules contained in the SAP standard can be activated. On the other hand, however, individually programmed modules can also be used.
See SAP interface
Remote API The Remote API modules enables the control of EEC via third-party systems. In this, the user has different API functions at his disposal that can be integrated into the third-party systems. The Remote API offers methods for querying and setting parameter values and for executing commands. The module is not part of the standard installation. To install the remote API module that plug-ins that are located in the <Installation folder>\install\deprecated\remote.api and <Installation folder>\install\deprecated\webservice folders must be copied to the <Installation folder>\install\dropins folder.
Plugins that are located in the subfolder of \deprecated, are outdated and should not be used for new projects.