HardwareHelper
Overview
HardwareHelper aims to provide a .net-based class library to facilitate the development of communication programs with hardware.
Supported Hardware：
- Serial Port
- Siemens S7 PLCs
Samples can be found in SWA_HardwareHelper_Samples
Features
New in 2.1.0
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Extend S7 varTypes, new var types:
LWORD (64 bits)
SInt (8 bits)
LInt (64 bits)
USInt (8 bits)
UInt (16 bits)
UDInt (32 bits)
ULInt (64 bits)
Serial Port
- Scan the serial ports on the PC, and choose whether to include virtual serial ports.
- Get serial port information, such as name, port number, status, etc.
- Establish a serial port connection and select the data receiving mode (end flag or specified length) to trigger the DataArrived event.
Siemens S7 PLC (Based on S7NetPlus)
- Provides standardized data object classes, storage of values and update timestamps, and provides a collection of historical data records of values.
- Provides value monitoring function and synchronizes PLC data in real time.
- Provides value change notification events and supports subscription of rising and falling edges of value changes.