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Ovide - PLC virtual device
Introduction
Ovide is a virtual devices simulator for the PLC board OB1 and for the OB1 emulator OBE. Run a PLC user program normally acts on a physical device connected to OB1. Ovide allows to "connect" a 3D model of the physical device to OB1 (or to OBE) and to run the PLC program that drive it. This is particularly useful with expensive or dangerous mechanical devices. To describe the virtual world, Ovide provides an easy script language XML based.
There are three possible configurations to run a OB1 program, let's see them in detail.
Idebe - OB1 - Physical device
This is the standard configuration. Ovide is not present.
The PLC program runs on the PLC board OB1 that drives a physical device.
Idebe - OB1 - Ovide
A virtual device (Ovide) substitute the real device.
The PLC program runs on the PLC board OB1 that drives a virtual device.
Idebe - OBE - Ovide
A virtual device (Ovide) substitute the real device. The OB1 emulator OBE substitute OB1.
In this case the PLC program run on the OB1 emulator OBE that drives a virtual device.
