Port MODELACCESS - standard

Use the already activated configuration and the existing program of the automation device.

Stimulation

This port has no stimulus capabilities.

Supported execution modes

See also: Specifics of time modes

Preferred time source/mode: Real-time

Real-time:

To use real-time mode, the Test configuration in the Execution tab must be configured as the source ‘real time’.

Info

The following modes are not supported: Stepwise simulation time, Continuous simulation time

Name

Available if

Default value

Valid values

Type

Description

Device NetId

‘127.0.0.1.1.1’

string

NetId of the automation device

Device port

801

int

Communication port of the automation device. Default TwinCat 2: 801. Default TwinCat 3: 851.

Access variables by handle

☐

bool

Determines, whether access to variable values is to be carried out by handle.

Recording

File type for signal recording

Recording

‘MDF’

[‘MDF’, ‘CSV’]

string

File type for signal recording

Max. delay for signal query [ms]

Recording

50

float

Allowed delay when transmitting changed signal values.

Increasing this value leads to a delay when reading signals in ecu.test.

When setting this value too low, signal recordings may not contain all signal changes, especially when recording multiple signals with high frequent value changes parallel!

Recording mode

Recording

event-based

[event-based, cyclic]


Display values:

  • event-based: Event-based

  • cyclic: Cyclic

string

Mode for signal recordings.

Event-based: Data points are created when the signal value changes.

Cyclic: Data points are created regarding the configured acquisition rate.

Default acquisition rate [ms]

Recording » Recording mode: ‘cyclic’

10

float

Default acquisition rate in milliseconds.

ResetDevice

Resets the device

StartDevice

Starts the device

StopDevice

Stops the device