B&R released a new version of Automation Studio 6 this year, which includes the BETA version of AS Code, a VS Code-based editor! In this article, we will explain how easy it is to use AS Code.
I don’t have B&R hardware myself, so I am limited in what I can test, but I will do my best.
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Automation Studio Code?
Automation Studio Code (AS Code) is a state-of-the-art development environment designed for seamless integration with Automation Studio 6 (AS 6) projects. It provides advanced coding capabilities, debugging support, AI assistance, and source control integration to enhance the automation engineering experience.
Download AS6
Download AS6 from the link below.
License Request
Please refer to the following Link for evaluation license requests.
install
Start the setup FILE that was downloaded from B&R’s website earlier and select the installation language.
Select Automation Studio6 and proceed with Install.
Proceed with Next>.
Agree to the license and proceed with Next>.
Set the AS6 installation location and proceed with Next>.
Start setup with Install.
Please wait a moment…
Done!
AS6 startup
Start AS6, which you have just installed.
Enter license
The license entry screen appears.
Enter the evaluation license you received from B&R.
Done!
New Projects
To create a new project, click File>New Project.
Enter the project and press Next> to proceed.
Choose Hardware Configuration From ”Define a new hardware configuration manually”and proceed with Next>.
Next, Catalog is displayed, from which Hardware is selected.
Since I don’t have a B&R Controller at my disposal, choose PC and use Finish to create a project.
sample program
Create a simple program from AS6; add an ST program from the Toolbox.
Define SINT type variables in Variables.
Create a simple addition program in Cyclic.st.
arSim startup
Next, launch the simulation by right-clicking on the following Icon from the Task bar>ToggleView.
The ARsim operation screen will appear.
Restart ARsim with the Restart button.
Done!
Open AS Code
Finally, we come to the main part of this article – AS Code. First, open the ST program we just added.
To the right of the ST program, click on the “Open AS Code” button.
Done!I opened the ST program from AS Code.
Download Program
To download the St program, open the following figure (1) and click on ICON (2) to download the program to arSim.
Connecting to the Runtime
From the drop-list, set the Runtime that AS Code wants to connect to. I don’t have hardware, so I set it to arSIM.
Select the Configuration to be activated.
Play button to start connection.
An orange BAR appears below the ASCode, indicating that it is connecting the AS Code to the Runtime.
Addition of monitoring variables
Click the + button from the WATCH list to add the variable you wish to monitor.
The Add Variable Popup will appear.
Add the iCounter variable that was just defined in the ST program.
Enable Break Point
Next, to add a Break Point to the ST program, right click on the program>Add Breakpoint.
A red circle is added to Line 4, which is the Break Point. In other words, Runtime program execution stops once at this red circle.
As shown in the figure below, when program execution reaches the Break Point, the program stops once.
The WATCH list also displays the current value of the iCounter.
Finally, click the button shown below to resume program execution.
The figure below shows that the current value of iCounter has changed.
Disable Break Point
To disable Break Points, right click on BREAKPOINTS>Disable All Breakpoints.
Then, disable the Break Point with the button shown below.
Done!
