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Tutorials

Step 0 - 4diac IDE Overview

  1. Starting up 4diac IDE

  2. 4diac IDE Elements

  3. 4diac IDE Perspectives

  4. System Perspective

  5. Debug Perspective

  6. 4diac IDE Preferences

  7. Toolbar

Step 1 - Use 4diac Locally (Blinking Tutorial)

  1. Create a new IEC 61499 System

  2. Create a FB Network for the Blink Application

  3. Configuration of the Automation Hardware

  4. Configuration of the Device’s Configuration Profile

  5. Mapping of Function Block Networks to Devices/Resources

  6. Configure the Resource

  7. Overview of the Editors

  8. Deploying Application to 4diac FORTE

  9. Monitoring the Application

Step 2 - Distribute 4diac Applications

  1. Extend the Application

  2. Add Another Device

  3. Set up the Communication Between Both Devices

  4. Set up the Blinking Part of the Application

  5. Set up the Counting Part of the Application

  6. Background of the Communication FBs

  7. Start Both Devices

  8. Test it!

Step 3 - Deploy Applications Remotely

  1. Steps to Deploy Remotely

  2. Troubleshooting

Step 4 - Create Your own Function Block Types

  1. Create a Basic Function Block

  2. Change the Interface

  3. Change the ECC

  4. Create a Simple Function Block

  5. Create a Composite Function Block

  6. Create a Service Interface Function Block

  7. Export Function Block Types

  8. Finish the Service Interface Test

  9. Other Type Editors

  10. Test Function Block

Step 5 - Other Basic Features

  1. Import an Existing System

  2. Import Existing IEC 61499 Types

  3. Creating Boot-Files

Step 6 - Advanced Features

  1. Adapter Usage

  2. Create a new Adapter Type

  3. Use Your new Adapter Type

  4. Subapplications (NOT READY YET)

  5. Step 7 - Deploying new FBs with the Dynamic Type Loader

  6. Downloading the Compiler

  7. Downloading Lua

  8. Compiling 4diac FORTE with the LuaJit

  9. Enabling the Dynmic Type Loader

  10. Deploying Applications with OPC UA

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