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ISaGRAF is a software product that allows to create distributed or local control systems. It's the combination of a control engine (Virtual Machine), and an application development environment (Workbench).

The Workbench works with all control languages ​​of the international standard IEC61131, except IL. The output of the development environment consists of TIC (Target Independent Code) to ensure maximum portability of applications.

The Virtual Machine is offered, with sample porting, ready for use on Windows, Linux, VxWorks, CE 3.0 and QNX. However, the control engine has been designed so that the source code of the Virtual Machine is available in toolkit format, allowing its portability to any operating system or hardware platform. The toolkit in fact contains the complete set of C ANSI run-time sources.

Furthermore, starting from version 5, ISaGRAF supports the IEC-61499 standard for distributed control.

Additional benefits of ISaGRAF

• It is practically portable on any hardware platform, on any operating system and on any I / O subsystem. It has toolkits that allow you to perform the adaptations in complete autonomy.
• Due to its technical characteristics and its licensing policy it is practically the best solution on the market for volume applications.
• It can be easily integrated with other development environments, thanks to the .NET architecture of the V6 workbench, called for this Automation Collaborative Platform.
• It allows you to integrate user-developed function libraries and to protect the application software through security mechanisms.
• It is extremely user-friendly and automatically produces project documentation: therefore it reduces the costs of application development and maintenance. Many of our customers who had used traditional PLC development environments were amazed by the extreme ease of use of ISaGRAF.

Prometeo can provide a start-up package to new customers which includes a development license and an extensive documentation and examples kit. We normally recommend two to three days of initial product training by our trainers for our new customers. For complex applications it is possible to organize "ad-hoc" consultancy courses.

ISaGRAF consists of a workbench in a Windows environment and a target available for practically any hardware with or without an operating system.

ISaGRAF currently distributes and supports version 3, version 5 and version 6 of the product. Version 4 is instead abandoned because all its features have been integrated into V 5.x.

ISaGRAF supports both the IEC 61131 standard and the IEC 61499 standard. The latter has unmatched features for the development of distributed control applications.

In fact, large "packages" of code can be encapsulated in a container that also includes the related state machine. These “packages” can be allocated on a hardware network node with a simple configuration, ISaGRAF in fact takes care of automatically reconfiguring the “binding” of the software interfaces.

For more detailed information on the product and on the IEC 61499 standard, consult the ISaGRAF “shelf” in the Download Area, or visit the ISaGRAF website.

Each ISaGRAF Workbench license in versions prior to V6 is supplied with a USB protection hardware key that enables the modules and functions purchased. There are different ISaGRAF licenses, differentiated only by the parameterization of the key.

The ISaGRAF Workbench licenses available for versions prior to V6 are:

• Distributed
  It allows you to develop, simulate and "debug" control projects distributed over multiple controllers.

• Essential
  It allows you to develop, simulate and "debug" control projects consisting of a single "virtual PLC", obviously this is the best-selling option. The Essential version has different sizes depending on the maximum number of managed I / O variables.

The V6 workbench simplifies the situation in a radical way, as it is equipped with all the features offered by the product, without any limitations.

Run-time licenses are simple labels and have a price strongly linked to annual production volumes.

Both Workbench and Run-time volume orders can have scheduled deliveries in 2,3 or 4 batches per year.

Commercial strengths:

• Custom licensing policies
  The pricing model can be adapted to specific volume vertical markets.

• Versions
  The products have different prices in the various versions; more advantageous for the V6.

• Maintenance contracts
  To always get the latest version of the product and all the necessary technical support.

Prometeo is not only a commercial interface, but a complete interlocutor able to:

• Support the customer in the preliminary phase of choosing the product
• Evaluate the commercial implications of the choice, also agreeing with the parent company on the best possible economic conditions
• Provide the necessary training
• Perform the necessary adaptations for the product (porting to new hw / SO platforms, I / O drivers, function block libraries, etc)
• Provide the necessary technical support in Italian and English.

Additional services for our customers

1. Standard ISaGRAF initial training package; it consists of 2-3 days at the customer's office or by teleconference. Generally, they are sufficient to enable the first control application with ISaGRAF to be successfully implemented.
2. Additional specialized consultancy on particular technical implications of the project (I / O drivers, multi-tasking extensions, etc.).
3. Through a network of partners we are also able to provide services in the following areas:

• Architectural design of new automatic machines
• Simulation of the mechatronic architecture and the related control algorithm, before proceeding with the physical construction of the prototype
• Development of adaptive-predictive optimal control algorithms
• Development of special FB libraries