One or more systems, devices, apparatus, computer-implemented methods, and/or system-implemented methods are provided that can facilitate artificial weathering of an object. In one example, an artificial weathering system can comprise a radiation generator configured to apply a constant radiation level to one or more surfaces of an object, and a controller configured to individually control a surface temperature at the one or more surfaces during the irradiation. The controller can be configured to maintain an ambient temperature range, that would be observed in a non-artificial environment, of a chamber containing the object during the irradiation. In another example, an artificial weathering system can comprise a controller configured to control an effect of radiation received at one or more surfaces of an object by controlling airflow directed towards the one or more surfaces, where the airflow is controlled based upon a surface temperature at the one or more surfaces.

The invention relates to a method for generating an executable simulation program and simulating control device communication (50) between a control device (10) to be tested and a further control device (20, 30, 40), the control device (10) to be tested having a description of its transmitting and receiving interfaces, and the method comprising the following steps: transferring the description of the transmitting and receiving interfaces to a database, identifying, by means of the database, the interfaces of the control device (10) to be tested from the description, generating a receiving interface element as a receiving interface of the one further control device for each identified transmitting interface of the control device to be tested, generating a transmitting interface element as a transmitting interface of the one further control device for each receiving interface of the control device to be tested, storing the generated interface elements (24, 26, 28, 34, 48) in the database, providing, by means of the database, a configuration for the simulation of control device communication (50), the configuration comprising the generated interface elements (24, 26, 28, 34, 48), generating an executable simulation program for control device communication (50) using the configuration.

An industrial simulation system exchanges data between a virtualized industrial system and an industrial controller at high frequencies and accuracies without the need for additional network emulation hardware. Rather than timing the sending of emulated device data packets from the simulation to the industrial controller using an operating system clock, the simulation system uses the arrival event of a data packet received from the industrial controller as the clock signal that drives the sending of data packets from the virtual system to the controller. Using the arrival time of data packets from the industrial controller as the clock signal rather than the system clock of the operating system can yield high accuracy, low jitter data exchanges during simulation.

Production process integrating method for the integration of multilevel production processes of a multilevel production chain comprising at least a first, a second and a third production level wherein a first production entity operating on the first production level produces a first end product which serves as a first input material for a second production entity operating on the consecutive second production level, which second production entity produces a second end product which serves as a second input material for a third production entity operating on the consecutive third production level, comprising detecting at the second production entity, over a period of time, receipt of a plurality of the first end product produced by the first production entity operating on the first production level and serving as the first input material for the second production entity, determining a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of a first quota consisting of a given amount of the first input material from the detected amount of received first end products over the period of time, identifying machine and/or human activities collaborating in the production of the second end product in the second production entity, and associating production agents to the identified activities, identifying physical parameters influencing the activity of the production agents, measuring the identified physical parameters with sensors, determining for each production agent a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of the activity associated with the given production agent using the measured physical parameters, and taking into consideration the probability index determined for the fulfilment time of the first quota if the first input material is used by the given production agent, —determining, by dynamic stochastic simulation, a probability index relating to the fulfilment time of a second quota consisting of a given amount of second end product to be produced on the second production level from the probability indices determined for the production agents, providing the probability index relating to the fulfilment time of the second quota to the third production entity operating on the consecutive third production level.

A testing device for real-time testing of at least a part of a virtual electronic control unit with an electronic control unit code is provided. The testing device has a computing unit of a first type, and a computing unit of a second type. The testing of a virtual electronic control unit with electronic control unit code, which is executable on the computing unit of the second type with a second instruction set, is made possible in that a computing unit of the first type executes an emulator for emulating the computing unit of the second type and the emulator executes the electronic control unit code. The emulator also has a simulation environment interface for exchanging data and/or events with the simulation environment.

A peripheral device for a programmable controller includes a display unit; a program storage unit; a history information storage unit storing history information that is arithmetic processing information during execution of the user program in the programmable controller and recorded under a predetermined condition; a program display processing unit displaying a designated user program in a user program display area; a trend graph display processing unit displaying a first trend graph obtained by graphing first history information corresponding to the designated user program and a cursor indicating a position on the first trend graph, in a trend graph display area; and a cursor information acquisition unit acquiring a cursor position and acquiring arithmetic processing information corresponding to the cursor position from the first history information, wherein the program display processing unit displays the arithmetic processing information over the user program in the user program display area.

A method for connecting an input/output interface of a testing device equipped for testing a control unit to a model of a technical system present in the testing device. The interface connects the control unit to be tested or connects a technical system to be controlled; the model to be connected to the input/output interface is a model of the technical system to be controlled or a model of the control unit to be tested. The testing device has a plurality of input/output functions connected to the model and provides an interface hierarchy structure and a function hierarchy structure. The method has an automatic configuration of compatible connections between the interface hierarchy structure and the function hierarchy structure so that the model present in the testing device communicates through the compatible connections with the control unit to be tested or the technical system to be controlled.

A method for generating an executable simulation program and simulating control device communication between a control device to be tested and at least one further control device includes: transferring a description of transmit and receive interfaces into a database; identifying interfaces of the control device to be tested; generating interfaces of the at least one further control device for each interface of the control device to be tested; storing the generated interface elements in the database; providing a configuration for the simulation of the control device communication between the control device to be tested and the at least one further control device; generating the executable simulation program; and simulating the control device communication.

This system includes a data collection device, a data accumulation device, and a data reproduction device. The data collection device includes: a first reception unit that receives first signal data transmitted to a first existing network; a second reception unit that receives second signal data transmitted to a second existing network; a count-up unit that counts up a unique collection number at a fixed time interval; and a data synchronization processing unit that associates, when the first reception unit receives the first signal data, the collection number at the time of the reception with the first signal data and associates, when the second reception unit receives the second signal data, the collection number at the time of the reception with the second signal data, and performs accumulation in the data accumulation device.

When carrying out an industrial process or during the operation of an industrial system or machine, relevant data is to be detected without additionally loading the control of the industrial process or the system or machine in question. For this purpose, the invention provides a control system (1, 4, 5; 1′, 4′, 5′; 1″, 4″, 5″) with a real control (1; 1′; 1″) for controlling an industrial process, a system or a machine; a virtual control (4; 4′; 4″) for simulating the control of the industrial process, the system, or the machine; synchronization means for synchronizing the real control (1; 1′; 1″) and the virtual control (4; 4′; 4″); and a higher-level processor unit (5; 5′; 5″) for detecting and/or generating operating data and/or state data with respect to the process, the system, or the machine, wherein the operating data and/or state data is based on data originating from the virtual control (4; 4′; 4″). By requesting the data from the virtual control (4; 4′; 4″), the real control (1; 1′; 1″) is not additionally loaded.