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Performance-Centered Design: STEP 7 Lite
Hardware Configuration |
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Helmut Windl, Larry L. Constantine |
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 Application
[#114]: 2001 | Adobe .PDF File: about 945K. |
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Abstract: A large-scale application
of usage-centered design to industrial automation software is described.
Step 7 Lite is an integrated development environment (IDE) for PLC
programming, enabling automation specialists at diverse skill levels to
engineer and program solutions to automation problems. This winning entry in
the 2001 Performance-Centered Design Competition (original and demo at STEP 7
Lite) was submitted jointly by
Siemens AG and Constantine & Lockwood, Ltd. It describes the design of the
hardware configuration facilities, a critical portion of the IDE, along with
other key performance-support features. The design objectives and rationale
for the solution are presented along with a previous version for comparison.
Results from usability testing and task analysis are briefly reviewed. |
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Keywords: performance-centered
design, usage-centered design, performance support, industrial automation,
PLC programming, hardware configuration |
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Winning submission to
Performance-Centered Design 2001 Competition (September 2001; original and
demo at STEP 7
Lite). |
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Application
[#114]: 2001 | Adobe .PDF File: about 945K. |
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