/// <summary>
/// Stops the PLC, assuming that you already have a running PLC.
/// </summary>
public Boolean stopPLC()
{
Console.WriteLine("Stopping " + project.Name);
ITcSysManager4 systemManager = (ITcSysManager4)(project.Object);
if (!systemManager.IsTwinCATStarted())
{
Console.WriteLine("No Twincat project running!!");
return(false);
}
ITcSmTreeItem plcApp = getPLCApp(systemManager);
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
if (!login(plcApp))
{
return(false);
}
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
Console.WriteLine("Stopping PLC");
plcApp.ConsumeXml(createXMLString(PLCAction.STOP));
if (!checkWithTimeout(COMMAND_TIMEOUT, () => checkXmlIsString(plcApp, "PlcAppState", "Stop")))
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to stop!");
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks that a solution contains at least one PLC project and starts the project running.
/// </summary>
public Boolean startPLC()
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting " + project.Name);
ITcSysManager4 systemManager = (ITcSysManager4)(project.Object);
ITcSmTreeItem plcApp = getPLCApp(systemManager);
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
if (!login(plcApp))
{
return(false);
}
if (isRunning(plcApp))
{
Console.WriteLine("PLC is running");
return(true);
}
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
Console.WriteLine("Starting PLC");
plcApp.ConsumeXml(createXMLString(PLCAction.START));
if (!checkWithTimeout(COMMAND_TIMEOUT, () => isRunning(plcApp)))
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to start!");
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks that a solution contains at least one PLC project.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The project that can be run</returns>
public Project findPLCProject()
{
foreach (Project project in solution.Projects)
{
try
{
ITcSysManager4 twinCatProject = (ITcSysManager4)project.Object;
ITcSmTreeItem plcConfig = twinCatProject.LookupTreeItem("TIPC");
ITcPlcProject iecProjectRoot = (ITcPlcProject)plcConfig.Child[1]; // Assume you want to run the first PLC project
iecProjectRoot.BootProjectAutostart = true;
iecProjectRoot.GenerateBootProject(true);
Console.WriteLine("Found PLC Project: " + project.Name + "." + plcConfig.Name);
return(project);
} catch {
Console.WriteLine(project.Name + " is not a Twincat project");
}
}
return(null);
}
protected override void OnSolutionCreated()
{
string projectTemplate = null;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_context.ProjectTemplate))
{
projectTemplate = VsXaeTemplatePath;
}
else
{
projectTemplate = Path.Combine(ApplicationDirectory, _context.ProjectTemplate);
}
bool exists = File.Exists(projectTemplate);
this.project = (Project)CreateNewProject(this.ScriptName, projectTemplate);
this.systemManager = (ITcSysManager4)project.Object;
//base.OnSolutionCreated();
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks that a solution contains at least one PLC project and activates the configuration.
/// </summary>
public Boolean activatePLC()
{
Console.WriteLine("Simulating " + project.Name);
ITcSysManager4 systemManager = (ITcSysManager4)(project.Object);
Console.WriteLine("Activating Config");
systemManager.ActivateConfiguration();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
Console.WriteLine("Starting twinCAT");
systemManager.StartRestartTwinCAT();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
if (!checkWithTimeout(START_TWINCAT_TIMEOUT, systemManager.IsTwinCATStarted))
{
Console.WriteLine("Twincat not starting, check that you have valid licenses!!");
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the PLC App, assuming only one PLC.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="systemManager">The system manager to get the app from.</param>
/// <returns>The PLC app</returns>
private ITcSmTreeItem getPLCApp(ITcSysManager4 systemManager)
{
IEnumerable <ITcSmTreeItem> plcConfigs = systemManager.LookupTreeItem("TIPC").Child[1].Cast <ITcSmTreeItem>();
return(plcConfigs.Where(child => child.ItemSubTypeName == "TREEITEMTYPE_PLCAPP").Single());
}
