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Stable release
  
P6.2/E6.2

License
  
Proprietary EULA

Developer(s)
  
Famic Technologies Inc.

Operating system
  
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Type
  
Simulation, Prototyping, Systems design Conception

Website
  
www.automationstudio.com, www.famictech.com

Automation Studio™ is a circuit design, simulation and project documentation software for fluid power systems and electrical projects conceived by Famic Technologies Inc.. It is used for CAD, maintenance, and training purposes. Mainly used by engineers, trainers, and service and maintenance personnel. Automation Studio™ can be applied in the design, training and troubleshooting of hydraulics, pneumatics, HMI, and electrical control systems.

Contents

Two versions of the software exist:

  • Automation Studio™ Professional
  • Automation Studio™ Educational

    • The educational version of Automation Studio™ is a lighter version used by engineering and technical schools to train future engineers and technicians. The software is designed for schools that teach technical subjects such as industrial technologies, mechatronics, electromechanical technologies, electrical & electronics, automation, and maintenance. Modeling and simulation are used to illustrate theoretical aspects.

    Libraries

    Automation Studio™ has various symbol libraries. All libraries follow standards such as ISO, IEC, JIC and NEMA.

  • Hydraulics
  • Pneumatics
  • Electrical (IEC & NEMA standards)
  • Fluid Power & Electrical Component Sizing
  • Valve Spool Designer
  • OPC communications server
  • Bill of Materials & Report
  • PLC Ladder Logic
  • HMI & Control Panel
  • Digital Electronics
  • Sequential Function Chart (Grafcet)
  • Electrical Controls
  • Multi-Fluid Simulation
  • Teachware
  • Manufacturer's Catalogue
  • Workflow Manager

    • Libraries features

    Automation Studio™ is used as a simulation tool in the fields of hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical and automation. The libraries incorporate international graphic standards, including ISO, DIN, IEC, NEMA, and JIC.

    Automation Studio™ Hydraulics

    Automation Studio™ Hydraulics’ functions are used for hydraulic system engineering purposes. Automation Studio™ Hydraulics includes a specific symbol library and uses modeling techniques such the Bernoulli’s law and the gradient method.

    Automation Studio™ Hydraulics is the main aspect of Automation Studio: it is used to conceive and to test hydraulic systems while taking into account thermal parameters. It displays inside views of the elements in the schematics. The Automation Studio™ library includes additional elements such as commands and control devices (PID controller, CANbus, and servo-direction).

    Fluid power is one of the central elements in such simulation.

    Automation Studio™ Pneumatics

    Automation Studio™ Pneumatics is similar to Automation Studio™ Hydraulics, but the simulation is done for air rather than fluids. This library, like Automation Studio™ Hydraulics, is used to design and test models.

    Thus, the simulation elements that are used are not the same as those in the hydraulics library.

    Automation Studio™ Electrotechnical

    The electrotechnical module in Automation Studio™ is used for design, simulation, validation, documentation and troubleshooting of electrical diagrams. It includes multi-line and one-line representation according to the users' choice. The different aspects of the IEC and NEMA international standards are respected: components’ identification, symbols, ratings, ports names, … etc.

    The electrotechnical module works simultaneously with the fluid power technologies which allows the users to design and simulate complete systems.

    Automation Studio™ Professional

  • 1996-2000: 1.0 to 3.0.5.1 (Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP, NT 4.0);
  • 2003-2004: 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 (Windows 2000, XP, NT 4.0);
  • 2005-2006: 5.3, 5.4 (Windows 2000, 2003, XP);
  • 2007: 5.5 (Windows XP, Vista);
  • 2008: 5.6 (Windows XP, Vista);
  • 2009: 5.7 (Windows XP, Vista);
  • 2011: 6.0 (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8);
  • 2014: 6.1 (Windows 7, Windows 8);
  • 2016: 6.2 (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Vista).

    • Automation Studio™ Educational

  • 2002-2005: 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 (Windows 2000, XP, NT 4.0);
  • 2006: 5.3 (Windows 2000, 2003, XP);
  • 2008: 5.6 (Windows XP, Vista);
  • 2009: 5.7 (Windows XP, Vista);
  • 2014: 6.1 (Windows 7, Windows 8);
  • 2016: 6.2 (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Vista).

    • References

    Automation Studio Wikipedia
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