Reference documentation

The reference documentation let's you get to know Neuron Power Engineer and its easy handling. If you have questions about using Neuron Power Engineer, the documentation will give you extensive and clear information supporting you in an optimal way when tackling your tasks.

The reference documentation provides information about:

the elements of the development environment	the following →features
Menu bar Toolbar Views and editors Perspectives Quick access	Basic actions in the development environment Project explorer to manage project and Application navigator as an alternative to the project explorer Creating application in ST-editor Creating the interface in the interface editor System blocks for the application Testing, debugging and tracing the application Instance-related and PLC-related information and actions within Instances view Browsing to the objects of the application by using the Object Browser view Output messages More features might be provided in your used Neuron Power Engineer product version. PLC-specifications within editor for PLC-object System data types for the application Hardware configuration The following features are not provided in all variants of Neuron Power Engineer: Concept Information Accessing hardware IOs via EC-Master and EC-Engineer of Acontis Checking the identity and integrity of artifacts Command line interfaces Creating application in C or C++ Creating application in FBD-editor Creating application in LD-editor Creating custom library with user blocks Hardware parameterization using the safety parameter editor Local variants or copies for library elements Migration Preparing the hardware parameterization by the safety parameter editor Teaming up to create applications Testing single POUs by using the test framework Validating an application Visualization for application

the elements of the development environment

the following →features

More features might be provided in your used Neuron Power Engineer product version.

The following features are not provided in all variants of Neuron Power Engineer:

Concept Information

Accessing hardware IOs via EC-Master and EC-Engineer of Acontis

Checking the identity and integrity of artifacts

Command line interfaces

Creating application in C or C++

Creating application in FBD-editor

Creating application in LD-editor

Creating custom library with user blocks

Hardware parameterization using the safety parameter editor

Local variants or copies for library elements

Migration

Preparing the hardware parameterization by the safety parameter editor

Teaming up to create applications

Testing single POUs by using the test framework

Validating an application

Visualization for application

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