RUNMODE
programming Siemens SIMATIC PLCs

Set and remove on-the-fly the KNOW_HOW_PROTECT status of S7-300/-400 blocks!
S7CanOpener for Siemens S7-300/400 blocks sets or removes protection from S7 block compiled with the KNOW_HOW_PROTECT keyword

Datablock Raw Data copy utility
Get rid of variables' name loss due to different timestamping, merge type-declaration and binary contents! S7DBrawData copies the binary contents of Simatic S7-300/-400 data blocks regardless of the variables' format or timestamping value.

Set DataBlock's "initial value" fields by using current data
A long-requested feature not yet available in Step-7 software. S7DBinitializer sets datablocks' initial values by using the current values stored in the DB.

Simulate applications with Siemens' PLCSIM!
Simulate realistic applications

Need to check Inputs/Outputs on field?
Your virtual, speaking assistant! A virtual speaking assistant which helps in testing PLC's digital inputs and outputs

Need to be warned in case of specific events?
Yet another virtual, speaking assistant! S7 Speaking Events, a virtual, event-driven, speaking assistant

Send data from a common PC joystick to an S7 PLC!
Common, off-the-shelf joysticks offer a cheap interface.
S7joystick is useful for the commissioning of generic industrial manipulators
and other applications.

FREEWARE! S7 Virtual Switchboard!
From our "Field Software Tools" series, a freeware S7 virtual switchboard

FREEWARE! Virtual Stopwatch!
While commissioning, have you ever needed to check several production or cycle timings?
Try my freeware Logged Stopwatch utility!

Have your alarms spoken!
The S7AlarmSpeaker is a simple, tiny application that reads alarm flags from S7-300/-400 PLCs and speak custom messages on your PC by using standard MS Windows' multimedia system.