ISaGRAF, the leading automation software technology partner has released ISaGRAF version 6.0.1, which includes a free version of ISaGRAF 6. ISaGRAF is the industry-leading IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 compliant firmware and workbench for building industrial automation products.

This latest release bundles all available ISaGRAF 6 plug-ins and includes a series of training videos and tutorials for various ISaGRAF 6 features and topics such as: Structured Text, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, I/O Wiring Tool, Project & Templates, Functions & Function Blocks, How to Simulate/Download/Debug a Project, How to Create and Use Variables, Arrays and Structures.

ISaGRAF 6.0.1 also includes a new free version, consisting of the ISaGRAF Free Firmware running on XP Embedded, 32- and 64-bit Windows XP?, Windows Vista? and Windows 7?, and a fully functioning version of the ISaGRAF 6.0.1 workbench, with which developers can create complete applications.

The ISaGRAF Free Firmware includes a Modbus TCP Client, a Modbus TCP Server as well as a new video tutorial that shows users how to build an application from scratch.

The ISaGRAF 6 Workbench is a modular and flexible environment that allows users to add or remove components. Every component in the Workbench was developed with and interacts through ISaGRAF?s new Microsoft .NET Framework-based technology called the Automation Collaborative Platform (ACP). The ISaGRAF ACP provides the ability to add or remove the various plug-ins to meet specific automation product requirements. ISaGRAF 6.01 includes many plug-ins including a Ladder Diagram editor, a Function Block Diagram (FBD) editor, a Structured Text editor, a Tag Database editor (Dictionary), an integrated HMI (ISaVIEW), plus several other auxiliary plug-ins.

ISaGRAF, a Rockwell Automation company, has offices in Canada and the U.S., and representation in France, Germany and China.

(Contact: Jouvray Nicolas, ISaGRAF, France. Tel: +33 (0)4 76 04 81 75. Email: sales@isagraf.com)