Regarding the integration of Qt App to WincCC OA

Pradeep Kumar

Hi,

I am working with Qt App, but need to intgrate with WinCC OA , and following the steps provided in Documnet of WinCC OA,

has anyone worked with the integration and how is it,?.
coz i am following the documentation and didnt start with the implementation.

Thanks,

mrjj

Hi
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC ?

I only tried in older version. Using the ODK to read PLC data points ( variables) from
a windows DLL that would then draw on top of the siemens HMI.

I can really recommend in this case to read docs first.
Also depends on what kind of integration you are after.

Im not sure its possible to mix Qt widgets with siemens controls.
It was not flexible at all and really heavy.

But that can have changed in the new versions.

So you want to make new controls or what kind of role will Qt play?

Pradeep Kumar

K i will read the documents .

I need to do a integration of Camera in WinCC OA.

posted in another thread
https://forum.qt.io/topic/74172/regarding-the-classes-required-for-gerting-the-live-streaming-of-cc-camera

And do i need to make a plugin , or an app. or an lib.

Because we need to rename as .EWO so i am asking this question?.

Thanks,

Pradeep Kumar

Added to my previous post, how to have Qt widgets on the panel of WinCC OA?.
Using latest WinCC OA version 3.15

Thanks,

Pradeep Kumar

@mrjj

As u said u have tried WinnCC OA, can u please tell me having a query.

We need to provide a lib and rename it to .ewo extension,
In Qt do we need to create as Qt plugin or Qt shared library?.

Thanks,

mrjj

@Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding the integration of Qt App to WincCC OA:

ewo

As far as I know its a shared library. DLL.
https://portal.etm.at/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=75&func=view&catid=14&id=1106
I used a much older version (5) and it was just normal DLLS that could be used by the siemens runtime.
You just created a normal DLL in VIsual Studio and linked with the siemens ODK.
I guess it still the same but i have not seen TigerPortal or what the new stuff is called.

Pradeep Kumar

Hi

k do we need to compile through Visual Studio or Qt Creator?.
And when we get .dll we have to rename to .ewo For Ex: MyApp.ewo

Thanks,

mrjj

@Pradeep-Kumar

Hi.
I think only visual studio is supported. ( the compiler)
And make sure is the right version.
If it wants 2013, then 2015 wont work.

Also Qt Creator is an editor.
And it can use the visual studio - compiler.

so you must use visual studio compiler.
either in Creator or the visual Studio editor.

But you should just ask them. siemens is very expensive and
closed. But they have good support.

Pradeep Kumar

K thanks for the reply.

We need to use Qt IDE with Visual studio compiler, for development and implementation.
And As WinCC OA says we need to use Visual Studio 2013 and Qt 5.5.0 version.

Thanks,

mrjj

@Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding the integration of Qt App to WincCC OA:

Qt IDE

Yes, i think mingw is not supported at all.
Also if ODK says VS2013- SP2. Then nothing else will work. So also check service pack level.
( in my little siemens experience)

Pradeep Kumar

So also check service pack level.
( in my little siemens experience)

What is this?

Thanks,

mrjj

@Pradeep-Kumar
Hi
For the visual compiler.
There comes big updates called Service Packs (SP)
So if docs says
VS 2013 - sp2
it means vs 2013 and big patches sp1 +sp2 also installed.

Sometimes, this is critical.

Pradeep Kumar

The doc says

Visual C++ / Visual Studio 2013 (VC12) Compiler Version 18.00.30501 for x64

is required.

Thanks,

Pradeep Kumar

Hi,

@mrjj

Reading the documentaion and searching the forum we were able to create ewo objects , the sample one and integrate to WinCC OA panel.

We have one more forum etm forum for WinCC OA .

Thanks,

mrjj

@Pradeep-Kumar
sounds like a good place to ask :O