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    This document describes setting up communication between SIMIT and NX MCD using a shared memory (SHM) protocol. It provides an overview of the communication structure and operating principle. It also describes the required components, configuration steps in SIMIT and MCD, and commissioning process to control the MCD simulation using signals from SIMIT.

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    This document describes setting up communication between SIMIT and NX MCD using a shared memory (SHM) protocol. It provides an overview of the communication structure and operating principle. It also describes the required components, configuration steps in SIMIT and MCD, and commissioning process to control the MCD simulation using signals from SIMIT.

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    This document describes setting up communication between SIMIT and NX MCD using a shared memory (SHM) protocol. It provides an overview of the communication structure and operating principle. It also describes the required components, configuration steps in SIMIT and MCD, and commissioning process to control the MCD simulation using signals from SIMIT.

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    This document describes setting up communication between SIMIT and NX MCD using a shared memory (SHM) protocol. It provides an overview of the communication structure and operating principle. It also describes the required components, configuration steps in SIMIT and MCD, and commissioning process to control the MCD simulation using signals from SIMIT.

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    NX Mechatronics Concept Designer

    External Communication – SHM

    Revision History
    Rev. # Date of Name of person Description of Change
    change making change
    1.0 09/20/2018 MCD team Initial Version
    2.0
    3.0

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    1 Introduction
    1.1 Overview
    The following documentation describes the structure, machine model generation and
    commissioning of the soft-in-the-loop solution for SHM communication protocol.
    The following diagram shows the overview of the communication.

    SIMIT MCD

    Note It is assumed that readers have knowledge about SIMIT setup and configuration, and operating
    Mechatronics Concept Designer.

    1.2 Principle of operation


    The following figure shows the operating principle of the application example. The SIMIT
    and MCD must to be executed on a same computer or virtual machine (VM).

    PC / VM

    SIMIT MCD

    Signal Mapping Signal Adapter


    Shared
    Memory

    SHM_Signal Ext_Signal MCD_Signal Parameter

    Formula

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    1.3 Components used
    This application example was created with the following software components:
    Component Quantit Note
    y
    SIMIT V10.0 1
    Mechatronics Concept Designer V1847 1
    This application example comprises the following components:
    Component File name Note
    Documentation Case_SHM.docx
    SIMIT project CirclePicker.simarc
    MCD part CirclePicker_SHM.zip

    3 Commissioning and coupling


    3.1 Configuration in SIMIT
    a) Start SIMIT SP Demo
    b) Retrieve SIMIT project: Start –> Retrieve project –> Archivename, select
    “CirclePicker.simarc”, –> Retrieve

    c) Open the project view

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    d) In Project navigation, select “Chart”, right click, Open

    e) In toolbar, Click Start to start simulation

    3.2 Configuration in NX MCD


    a) Start NX MCD
    b) Open file “__Top_System_Portal_Final.prt”
    c) Open External Signal Configuration dialog: Home -> Automation -> External Signal
    Configuration

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    - In SHM page, click Add SHMs
    - Input SHM Name: SIMITShared Memory, press Enter

    - Click OK
    d) Open signal mapping dialog:
    - Type: SHM
    - SHM Names: SIMITShared Memory
    - Click Do Auto Mapping, then signal mapping will be list under Mapped Signals list.

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    - Click OK.

    3.3.4 Start MCD simulation


    a) Start MCD simulation by click Play.

    3.3.5 Commissioning
    a) Do operation in SIMIT
    - Click Start button in chart page in SIMIT to control transport surface.
    - Drag slider to move components along X, Y, Z
    - Click button “Get Circle”, “Release Circle” and “Next Circle” to “grab circle part”,
    “release circle part” and “generate next part”.
    - See detail operations in “CirclePicker.mp4”

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