Steeplechase VLC


The Steeplechase Visual Logic Controller (VLC) product is a software tool designed for the development of control schemes used in industrial automation.  VLC supports a scalable line of controller platforms including the ILC 150 VLC, ILC 350 VLC, S-MAX VLC and a generic PC runtime target that can achieve scan times as low as 200 microseconds.



The VLC engineering tool uses an intuitive flowchart programming language and includes a powerful instruction set to tackle the most difficult programming tasks. VLC supports connectivity to a variety of the most commonly used I/O fieldbus networks including Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Profibus, Interbus and Devicenet. An integrated OPC server provides the ability to visualize controller runtime data, through a single tag database, with a wide variety of HMI products including the Iconics MachineWorX and Citect HMI products that can be bundled with the VLC.


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