The Latest From PLUS+1™ GUIDE 3.0

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AMES, IOWA, USA, SAUER-DANFOSS INC. (NYSE:SHS). The application development environment in PLUS+1 GUIDE 3.0 sets new standards for mobile machine control systems. Designed for use with Sauer-Danfoss PLUS+1 microcontrollers, I/O modules and the broadening range of PLUS+1 Compliant components, GUIDE [Graphical User Integrated Development Environment] offers OEMs greater design productivity and improved machine performance. Years of Sauer-Danfoss engineering expertise are embedded into the GUIDE machine design solution.

GUIDE 3.0 contains over 30 new basic components for building more powerful applications in the programming environment, along with a host of features that increase development productivity, improve security, and open new possibilities for rich graphical displays.
The new preview display simulator, for example, eliminates the need for a CAN-bus connection to a physical display before a graphical program (developed in the screen editor) can be viewed. Using the simulator, programming engineers can check and debug display functionality swiftly and efficiently from their desktop computer.

Another new feature of the display screen editor is the ability to associate control signal values with text strings and images. Combined with new text fonts, this GUIDE 3.0 feature greatly improves versatility when designing displays. “With more automated programming features now available, GUIDE makes it easier than ever for customers to develop complex control solutions, displays and service tools for electro-hydraulic systems,” said Fred Bezat, Sauer-Danfoss’ Application Software Product Portfolio Manager. Within the 3.0 Service Tool, a modular toolbox now allows programmers to select which specific data is shown on individual service screens. This helps programmers develop separate, customized screens for final vehicle calibration in production, maintenance tasks or control system development.

A new data-logging feature answers the need to record vehicle and operator productivity and monitor machine performance, by supporting extraction and analysis of data gathered from predefined check points during operation. “The developer can also tag critical system components during application software development, then use GUIDE to verify that required programmed devices are properly connected,” said Bezat.

Overall, the move towards a simpler, more intuitive screen appearance makes GUIDE 3.0 significantly more user-friendly. Equipped with powerful graphical development features, the upgraded GUIDE makes integration of control, work and propel functions easier than ever.

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of engineered hydraulic, electric and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment. Sauer-Danfoss, with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide and revenue of more than $1.7 billion, has sales, manufacturing and engineering capabilities in Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company’s executive offices are located near Chicago in Lincolnshire, Illinois and in Neumünster, Germany. More details online at www.sauer-danfoss.com.

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