Application Development

Host Application Libraries

Bring Machines to Market Faster with Full-Featured API Libraries

For most OEM machine builders, software represents the majority of development efforts and costs. The controller’s host application programming libraries directly impact machine functionality and time-to-market. ACS offers extensive powerful host application libraries that work seamlessly with all controller models and the SPiiPlus Simulator.

Available Libraries

• C Library (Included in SPiiPlus ADK Suite)
• COM Library (Included in SPiiPlus ADK Suite)
• .NET Library (Included in SPiiPlus ADK Suite)
• Low-Level Library for non-Windows PCs (Included in SPiiPlus ADK Suite)
• Matlab Library (Available with Dongle License)
• Linux Library (Included in SPiiPlus ADK Suite)
• FRF Library (Available with License)

Key Features

• Example projects for multiple environments: Visual Studio (C++, C#, VB), LabView
• Rich pre-defined event generation (callbacks) options: motion complete, motion interrupted, program complete, and more
• Flexible user-defined event generation options
• Comprehensive error handling codes and descriptions
• Up to 10 simultaneous communication channels for multi-application or multi-controller use cases

Additional links

• My First ACS .NET Application – White Paper by PI (See “Further Features and Capabilities” section)