--- a/Beremiz_service.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/Beremiz_service.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -492,6 +492,8 @@
installThreadExcepthook()
@@ -500,8 +502,17 @@
LogMessageAndException(_("Nevow/Athena import failed :"))
- NS.WorkingDir = WorkingDir
+ NS.WorkingDir = WorkingDir # bug? what happens if import fails? + # Try to add support for BACnet configuration via web server interface + # NOTE:BACnet web config only makes sense if web server is available + if webport is not None: + import runtime.BACnet_config as BNconf + LogMessageAndException(_("BACnet configuration web interface - import failed :")) import runtime.WampClient as WC # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
WC.WorkingDir = WorkingDir
@@ -523,6 +534,8 @@
runtime.CreatePLCObjectSingleton(
WorkingDir, argv, statuschange, evaluator, pyruntimevars)
+plcobj = runtime.GetPLCObjectSingleton() pyroserver = PyroServer(servicename, interface, port)
@@ -538,6 +551,12 @@
LogMessageAndException(_("Nevow Web service failed. "))
+ BNconf.init(plcobj, NS, WorkingDir) + LogMessageAndException(_("BACnet web configuration failed startup. ")) @@ -601,7 +620,6 @@
-plcobj = runtime.GetPLCObjectSingleton()
--- a/bacnet/bacnet.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/bacnet/bacnet.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
from bacnet.BacnetSlaveEditor import *
from bacnet.BacnetSlaveEditor import ObjectProperties
from PLCControler import LOCATION_CONFNODE, LOCATION_VAR_MEMORY
+from ConfigTreeNode import ConfigTreeNode -base_folder = os.path.split(
- os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))[0]
+base_folder = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))[0] base_folder = os.path.join(base_folder, "..")
-BacnetPath = os.path.join(base_folder, "BACnet")
+BacnetPath = os.path.join(base_folder, "BACnet") BacnetLibraryPath = os.path.join(BacnetPath, "lib")
BacnetIncludePath = os.path.join(BacnetPath, "include")
BacnetIncludePortPath = os.path.join(BacnetPath, "ports")
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
BACNET_VENDOR_NAME = "Beremiz.org"
BACNET_DEVICE_MODEL_NAME = "Beremiz PLC"
+# Max String Size of BACnet Paramaters +BACNET_PARAM_STRING_SIZE = 64 @@ -97,6 +101,14 @@
+ # NOTE; Add the following code/declaration to the aboce XSD in order to activate the + # Override_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC flag (currenty not in use as it requires further + # analysis how the user would interpret this user interface option. + # <xsd:attribute name="Override_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC" + # type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" default="true"/> # NOTE: BACnet device (object) IDs are 22 bits long (not counting the 10 bits for the type ID)
# so the Device instance ID is limited from 0 to 22^2-1 = 4194303
# However, 4194303 is reserved for special use (similar to NULL pointer), so last
@@ -552,8 +564,10 @@
generate_file_handle .write(generate_file_content)
generate_file_handle .close()
- # Generate the source files #
+ # Generate the C source code files def CTNGenerate_C(self, buildpath, locations):
# Determine the current location in Beremiz's project configuration
@@ -596,6 +610,11 @@
# The BACnetServerNode attribute is added dynamically by ConfigTreeNode._AddParamsMembers()
# It will be an XML parser object created by
# GenerateParserFromXSDstring(self.XSD).CreateRoot()
+ # Note: Override_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC is converted to an integer by int() + # The above flag is not currently in use. It requires further thinking on how the + # user will interpret and interact with this user interface... + #loc_dict["Override_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC"] = int(self.BACnetServerNode.getOverride_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC()) loc_dict["network_interface"] = self.BACnetServerNode.getNetwork_Interface()
loc_dict["port_number"] = self.BACnetServerNode.getUDP_Port_Number()
loc_dict["BACnet_Device_ID"] = self.BACnetServerNode.getBACnet_Device_ID()
@@ -607,6 +626,8 @@
loc_dict["BACnet_Vendor_ID"] = BACNET_VENDOR_ID
loc_dict["BACnet_Vendor_Name"] = BACNET_VENDOR_NAME
loc_dict["BACnet_Model_Name"] = BACNET_DEVICE_MODEL_NAME
+ loc_dict["BACnet_Param_String_Size"] = BACNET_PARAM_STRING_SIZE # 2) Add the data specific to each BACnet object type
# For each BACnet object type, start off by creating some intermediate helpful lists
@@ -726,4 +747,33 @@
CFLAGS = ' -I"' + BacnetIncludePath + '"'
CFLAGS += ' -I"' + BacnetIncludePortPath + '"'
+ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + # Create a file containing the default configuration paramters. + # Beremiz will then transfer this file to the PLC, where the web server + # will read it to obtain the default configuration parameters. + # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + # NOTE: This is no loner needed! The web interface will read these + # parameters directly from the compiled C code (.so file) + ### extra_file_name = os.path.join(buildpath, "%s_%s.%s" % ('bacnet_extrafile', postfix, 'txt')) + ### extra_file_handle = open(extra_file_name, 'w') + ### proplist = ["network_interface", "port_number", "BACnet_Device_ID", "BACnet_Device_Name", + ### "BACnet_Comm_Control_Password", "BACnet_Device_Location", + ### "BACnet_Device_Description", "BACnet_Device_AppSoft_Version"] + ### for propname in proplist: + ### extra_file_handle.write("%s:%s\n" % (propname, loc_dict[propname])) + ### extra_file_handle.close() + ### extra_file_handle = open(extra_file_name, 'r') + # Format of data to return: + # [(Cfiles, CFLAGS), ...], LDFLAGS, DoCalls, extra_files + # LDFLAGS = ['flag1', 'flag2', ...] + # DoCalls = true or false + # extra_files = (fname,fobject), ... + # fobject = file object, already open'ed for read() !! + # extra_files -> files that will be downloaded to the PLC! return [(Generated_BACnet_c_mainfile_name, CFLAGS)], LDFLAGS, True
+ #return [(Generated_BACnet_c_mainfile_name, CFLAGS)], LDFLAGS, True, ('extrafile1.txt', extra_file_handle) --- a/bacnet/runtime/device.h Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/bacnet/runtime/device.h Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@
* Maximum sizes excluding nul terminator .
#define STRLEN_X(minlen, str) (((minlen)>sizeof(str))?(minlen):sizeof(str))
-#define MAX_DEV_NAME_LEN STRLEN_X(32, "%(BACnet_Device_Name)s") /* Device name */
-#define MAX_DEV_LOC_LEN STRLEN_X(64, BACNET_DEVICE_LOCATION) /* Device location */
-#define MAX_DEV_MOD_LEN STRLEN_X(32, BACNET_DEVICE_MODEL_NAME) /* Device model name */
-#define MAX_DEV_VER_LEN STRLEN_X(16, BACNET_DEVICE_APPSOFT_VER) /* Device application software version */
-#define MAX_DEV_DESC_LEN STRLEN_X(64, BACNET_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION) /* Device description */
+#define MAX_DEV_NAME_LEN STRLEN_X(%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d, "%(BACnet_Device_Name)s") /* Device name */ +#define MAX_DEV_LOC_LEN STRLEN_X(%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d, BACNET_DEVICE_LOCATION) /* Device location */ +#define MAX_DEV_MOD_LEN STRLEN_X(%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d, BACNET_DEVICE_MODEL_NAME) /* Device model name */ +#define MAX_DEV_VER_LEN STRLEN_X(%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d, BACNET_DEVICE_APPSOFT_VER) /* Device application software version */ +#define MAX_DEV_DESC_LEN STRLEN_X(%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d, BACNET_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION) /* Device description */ /** Structure to define the Object Properties common to all Objects. */
typedef struct commonBacObj_s {
--- a/bacnet/runtime/server.c Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/bacnet/runtime/server.c Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
/* A utility function used by most (all?) implementations of BACnet Objects */
/* Adds to Prop_List all entries in Prop_List_XX that are not
* PROP_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER, PROP_OBJECT_NAME, PROP_OBJECT_TYPE, PROP_PROPERTY_LIST
@@ -454,17 +458,33 @@
bvlc_bdt_restore_local();
/* Initiliaze the bacnet server 'device' */
Device_Init(server_node->device_name);
+ /* Although the default values for the following properties are hardcoded into + * the respective variable definition+initialization in the C code, + * these values may be potentially changed after compilation but before + * code startup. This is done by the web interface(1), directly loading the .so file, + * and changing the values in the server_node_t variable. + * We must therefore honor those values when we start running the BACnet device server + * (1) Web interface is implemented in runtime/BACnet_config.py + * which works as an extension of the web server in runtime/NevowServer.py + * which in turn is initialised/run by the Beremiz_service.py deamon + Device_Set_Location (server_node->device_location, strlen(server_node->device_location)); + Device_Set_Description (server_node->device_description, strlen(server_node->device_description)); + Device_Set_Application_Software_Version(server_node->device_appsoftware_ver, strlen(server_node->device_appsoftware_ver)); + /* Set the password (max 31 chars) for Device Communication Control request. */ + /* Default in the BACnet stack is hardcoded as "filister" */ + /* (char *) cast is to remove the cast. The function is incorrectly declared/defined in the BACnet stack! */ + /* BACnet stack needs to change demo/handler/h_dcc.c and include/handlers.h */ + handler_dcc_password_set((char *)server_node->comm_control_passwd); pthread_mutex_lock(&init_done_lock);
pthread_cond_signal(&init_done_cond);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&init_done_lock);
- /* Set the password (max 31 chars) for Device Communication Control request. */
- /* Default in the BACnet stack is hardcoded as "filister" */
- /* (char *) cast is to remove the cast. The function is incorrectly declared/defined in the BACnet stack! */
- /* BACnet stack needs to change demo/handler/h_dcc.c and include/handlers.h */
- handler_dcc_password_set((char *)server_node->comm_control_passwd);
/* Set callbacks and configure network interface */
res = Init_Service_Handlers();
@@ -661,3 +681,108 @@
+/**********************************************/ +/** Functions for Beremiz web interface. **/ +/**********************************************/ + * Beremiz has a program to run on the PLC (Beremiz_service.py) + * to handle downloading of compiled programs, start/stop of PLC, etc. + * (see runtime/PLCObject.py for start/stop, loading, ...) + * This service also includes a web server to access PLC state (start/stop) + * and to change some basic confiuration parameters. + * (see runtime/NevowServer.py for the web server) + * The web server allows for extensions, where additional configuration + * parameters may be changed on the running/downloaded PLC. + * BACnet plugin also comes with an extension to the web server, through + * which the basic BACnet plugin configuration parameters may be changed + * (basically, only the parameters in server_node_t may be changed) + * The following functions are never called from other C code. They are + * called instead from the python code in runtime/BACnet_config.py, that + * implements the web server extension for configuring BACnet parameters. +/* The location (in the Config. Node Tree of Beremiz IDE) + * of the BACnet plugin. + * This variable is also used by the BACnet web config code to determine + * whether the current loaded PLC includes the BACnet plugin + * (so it should make the BACnet parameter web interface visible to the user). +const char * __bacnet_plugin_location = "%(locstr)s"; +/* NOTE: We could have the python code in runtime/BACnet_config.py + * directly access the server_node_t structure, however + * this would create a tight coupling between these two + * disjoint pieces of code. + * Any change to the server_node_t structure would require the + * python code to be changed accordingly. I have therefore opted + * to cretae get/set functions, one for each parameter. + * NOTE: since the BACnet plugin can only support/allow at most one instance + * of the BACnet plugin in Beremiz (2 or more are not allowed due to + * limitations of the underlying BACnet protocol stack being used), + * a single generic version of each of the following functions would work. + * However, simply for the sake of keeping things general, we create + * a diferent function for each plugin instance (which, as I said, + * will never occur for now). + * The functions being declared are therefoe named: + * __bacnet_0_get_ConfigParam_location + * __bacnet_0_get_ConfigParam_device_name + * where the 0 will be replaced by the location of the BACnet plugin + * in the Beremiz configuration tree (will change depending on where + * the user inserted the BACnet plugin into their project) +/* macro works for all data types */ +#define __bacnet_get_ConfigParam(param_type,param_name) \ +param_type __bacnet_%(locstr)s_get_ConfigParam_##param_name(void) { \ + return server_node.param_name; \ +/* macro only works for char * data types */ +/* Note that the storage space (max string size) reserved for each parameter + * (this storage space is reserved in device.h) + * is set to a minimum of + * %(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d + * which is set to the value of + * BACNET_PARAM_STRING_SIZE +#define __bacnet_set_ConfigParam(param_type,param_name) \ +void __bacnet_%(locstr)s_set_ConfigParam_##param_name(param_type val) { \ + strncpy(server_node.param_name, val, %(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d); \ + server_node.param_name[%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d - 1] = '\0'; \ +#define __bacnet_ConfigParam_str(param_name) \ +__bacnet_get_ConfigParam(const char*,param_name) \ +__bacnet_set_ConfigParam(const char*,param_name) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(location) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(network_interface) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(port_number) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(device_name) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(device_location) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(device_description) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(device_appsoftware_ver) +__bacnet_ConfigParam_str(comm_control_passwd) +__bacnet_get_ConfigParam(uint32_t,device_id) +void __bacnet_%(locstr)s_set_ConfigParam_device_id(uint32_t val) { + server_node.device_id = val; --- a/bacnet/runtime/server.h Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/bacnet/runtime/server.h Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -33,12 +33,19 @@
- const char *network_interface;
- const char *port_number;
- const char *device_name;
- const char *comm_control_passwd;
+ char location [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char network_interface [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char port_number [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char device_name [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char device_location [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char device_description [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char device_appsoftware_ver[%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; + char comm_control_passwd [%(BACnet_Param_String_Size)d]; +// int override_local_config; // bool flag => +// // true : use these parameter values +// // false: use values stored on local file in PLC uint32_t device_id; // device ID is 22 bits long! uint16_t is not enough!
int init_state; // store how far along the server's initialization has progressed
pthread_t thread_id; // thread handling this server
@@ -49,13 +56,16 @@
/*initialization following all parameters given by user in application*/
static server_node_t server_node = {
- "%(network_interface)s", // interface (NULL => use default (eth0))
- "%(port_number)s", // Port number (NULL => use default)
- "%(BACnet_Device_Name)s", // BACnet server's device (object) name
- "%(BACnet_Comm_Control_Password)s",// BACnet server's device (object) name
- %(BACnet_Device_ID)s // BACnet server's device (object) ID
+ "%(network_interface)s", // interface (NULL => use default (eth0)) + "%(port_number)s", // Port number (NULL => use default) + "%(BACnet_Device_Name)s", // BACnet server's device (object) Name + "%(BACnet_Device_Location)s", // BACnet server's device (object) Location + "%(BACnet_Device_Description)s", // BACnet server's device (object) Description + "%(BACnet_Device_AppSoft_Version)s", // BACnet server's device (object) App. Software Ver. + "%(BACnet_Comm_Control_Password)s", // BACnet server's device (object) Password +// (Override_Parameters_Saved_on_PLC)d, // override locally saved parameters (bool flag) + %(BACnet_Device_ID)s // BACnet server's device (object) ID
--- a/modbus/mb_runtime.c Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/modbus/mb_runtime.c Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
#include <string.h> /* required for memcpy() */
#include "mb_slave_and_master.h"
#include "MB_%(locstr)s.h"
@@ -299,10 +301,42 @@
// Enable thread cancelation. Enabled is default, but set it anyway to be safe.
pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
- // get the current time
- clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &next_cycle);
+ // configure the timer for periodic activation + struct itimerspec timerspec; + timerspec.it_interval.tv_sec = period_sec; + timerspec.it_interval.tv_nsec = period_nsec; + timerspec.it_value = timerspec.it_interval; + if (timer_settime(client_nodes[client_node_id].timer_id, 0 /* flags */, &timerspec, NULL) < 0) + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error configuring periodic activation timer for Modbus client %%s.\n", client_nodes[client_node_id].location); - // loop the communication with the client
+ /* loop the communication with the client + * When the client thread has difficulty communicating with remote client and/or server (network issues, for example), + * then the communications get delayed and we will fall behind in the period. + * This is OK. Note that if the condition variable were to be signaled multiple times while the client thread is inside the same + * Modbus transaction, then all those signals would be ignored. + * However, and since we keep the mutex locked during the communication cycle, it is not possible to signal the condition variable + * during that time (it is only possible while the thread is blocked during the call to pthread_cond_wait(). + * This means that when network issues eventually get resolved, we will NOT have a bunch of delayed activations to handle + * in quick succession (which would goble up CPU time). + * Notice that the above property is valid whether the communication cycle is run with the mutex locked, or unlocked. + * Since it makes it easier to implement the correct semantics for the other activation methods if the communication cycle + * is run with the mutex locked, then that is what we do. + * Note that during all the communication cycle we will keep locked the mutex + * (i.e. the mutex used together with the condition variable that will activate a new communication cycle) + * Note that we never get to explicitly unlock this mutex. It will only be unlocked by the pthread_cond_wait() + * call at the end of the cycle. + pthread_mutex_lock(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)); struct timespec cur_time;
@@ -311,9 +345,22 @@
for (req=0; req < NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_REQTS; req ++){
- /*just do the requests belonging to the client */
+ /* just do the requests belonging to the client */ if (client_requests[req].client_node_id != client_node_id)
+ /* only do the request if: + * - this request was explictly asked to be executed by the client program + * - the client thread was activated periodically + * (in which case we execute all the requests belonging to the client node) + if ((client_requests[req].flag_exec_req == 0) && (client_nodes[client_requests[req].client_node_id].periodic_act == 0)) + //fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: RUNNING<###> of Modbus request %%d (periodic = %%d flag_exec_req = %%d)\n", + // req, client_nodes[client_requests[req].client_node_id].periodic_act, client_requests[req].flag_exec_req ); int res_tmp = __execute_mb_request(req);
@@ -357,36 +404,40 @@
- // Determine absolute time instant for starting the next cycle
- struct timespec prev_cycle, now;
- prev_cycle = next_cycle;
- timespec_add(next_cycle, period_sec, period_nsec);
- * When we have difficulty communicating with remote client and/or server, then the communications get delayed and we will
- * fall behind in the period. This means that when communication is re-established we may end up running this loop continuously
- * for some time until we catch up.
- * This is undesirable, so we detect it by making sure the next_cycle will start in the future.
- * When this happens we will switch from a purely periodic task _activation_ sequence, to a fixed task suspension interval.
- * It probably does not make sense to check for overflow of timer - so we don't do it for now!
- * Even in 32 bit systems this will take at least 68 years since the computer booted
- * (remember, we are using CLOCK_MONOTONIC, which should start counting from 0
- * every time the system boots). On 64 bit systems, it will take over
- * 10^11 years to overflow.
- clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
- if ( ((now.tv_sec > next_cycle.tv_sec) || ((now.tv_sec == next_cycle.tv_sec) && (now.tv_nsec > next_cycle.tv_nsec)))
- /* We are falling behind. See NOTE A above */
- || (next_cycle.tv_sec < prev_cycle.tv_sec)
- /* Timer overflow. See NOTE B above */
- timespec_add(next_cycle, period_sec, period_nsec);
+ /* We have just finished excuting a client transcation request. + * If the current cycle was activated by user request we reset the flag used to ask to run it + if (0 != client_requests[req].flag_exec_req) { + client_requests[req].flag_exec_req = 0; + client_requests[req].flag_exec_started = 0; + //fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: RUNNING<---> of Modbus request %%d (periodic = %%d flag_exec_req = %%d)\n", + // req, client_nodes[client_requests[req].client_node_id].periodic_act, client_requests[req].flag_exec_req ); - clock_nanosleep(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TIMER_ABSTIME, &next_cycle, NULL);
+ // Wait for signal (from timer or explicit request from user program) before starting the next cycle + // No need to lock the mutex. Is is already locked just before the while(1) loop. + // Read the comment there to understand why. + // pthread_mutex_lock(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)); + /* the client thread has just finished a cycle, so all the flags used to signal an activation + * and specify the activation source (periodic, user request, ...) + * get reset here, before waiting for a new activation. + client_nodes[client_node_id].periodic_act = 0; + client_nodes[client_node_id].execute_req = 0; + while (client_nodes[client_node_id].execute_req == 0) + pthread_cond_wait(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].condv), + &(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)); + // We run the communication cycle with the mutex locked. + // Read the comment just above the while(1) to understand why. + // pthread_mutex_unlock(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)); @@ -394,6 +445,50 @@
+/* Function to activate a client node's thread */ +/* returns -1 if it could not send the signal */ +static int __signal_client_thread(int client_node_id) { + /* We TRY to signal the client thread. + * We do this because this function can be called at the end of the PLC scan cycle + * and we don't want it to block at that time. + if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)) != 0) + client_nodes[client_node_id].execute_req = 1; // tell the thread to execute + pthread_cond_signal (&(client_nodes[client_node_id].condv)); + pthread_mutex_unlock(&(client_nodes[client_node_id].mutex)); +/* Function that will be called whenever a client node's periodic timer expires. */ +/* The client node's thread will be waiting on a condition variable, so this function simply signals that + * The same callback function is called by the timers of all client nodes. The id of the client node + * in question will be passed as a parameter to the call back function. +void __client_node_timer_callback_function(union sigval sigev_value) { + /* signal the client node's condition variable on which the client node's thread should be waiting... */ + /* Since the communication cycle is run with the mutex locked, we use trylock() instead of lock() */ + //pthread_mutex_lock (&(client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].mutex)); + if (pthread_mutex_trylock (&(client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].mutex)) != 0) + /* we never get to signal the thread for activation. But that is OK. + * If it still in the communication cycle (during which the mutex is kept locked) + * then that means that the communication cycle is falling behing in the periodic + * communication cycle, and we therefore need to skip a period. + client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].execute_req = 1; // tell the thread to execute + client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].periodic_act = 1; // tell the thread the activation was done by periodic timer + pthread_cond_signal (&(client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].condv)); + pthread_mutex_unlock(&(client_nodes[sigev_value.sival_int].mutex)); int __cleanup_%(locstr)s ();
int __init_%(locstr)s (int argc, char **argv){
@@ -421,9 +516,14 @@
- /* init the mutex for each client request */
+ /* init each client request */ /* Must be done _before_ launching the client threads!! */
for (index=0; index < NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_REQTS; index ++){
+ /* make sure flags connected to user program MB transaction start request are all reset */ + client_requests[index].flag_exec_req = 0; + client_requests[index].flag_exec_started = 0; + /* init the mutex for each client request */ + /* Must be done _before_ launching the client threads!! */ if (pthread_mutex_init(&(client_requests[index].coms_buf_mutex), NULL)) {
fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error initializing request for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[client_requests[index].client_node_id].location);
@@ -443,6 +543,39 @@
client_nodes[index].init_state = 1; // we have created the node
+ /* initialize the mutex variable that will be used by the thread handling the client node */ + if (pthread_mutex_init(&(client_nodes[index].mutex), NULL) < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error creating mutex for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + client_nodes[index].init_state = 2; // we have created the mutex + /* initialize the condition variable that will be used by the thread handling the client node */ + if (pthread_cond_init(&(client_nodes[index].condv), NULL) < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error creating condition variable for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + client_nodes[index].execute_req = 0; //variable associated with condition variable + client_nodes[index].init_state = 3; // we have created the condition variable + /* initialize the timer that will be used to periodically activate the client node */ + // start off by reseting the flag that will be set whenever the timer expires + client_nodes[index].periodic_act = 0; + evp.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD; /* Notification method - call a function in a new thread context */ + evp.sigev_value.sival_int = index; /* Data passed to function upon notification - used to indentify which client node to activate */ + evp.sigev_notify_function = __client_node_timer_callback_function; /* function to call upon timer expiration */ + evp.sigev_notify_attributes = NULL; /* attributes for new thread in which sigev_notify_function will be called/executed */ + if (timer_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &evp, &(client_nodes[index].timer_id)) < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error creating timer for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + client_nodes[index].init_state = 4; // we have created the timer /* launch a thread to handle this client node */
@@ -450,11 +583,11 @@
res |= pthread_attr_init(&attr);
res |= pthread_create(&(client_nodes[index].thread_id), &attr, &__mb_client_thread, (void *)((char *)NULL + index));
- fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error starting modbus client thread for node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error starting thread for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); - client_nodes[index].init_state = 2; // we have created the node and a thread
+ client_nodes[index].init_state = 5; // we have created the thread /* init each local server */
@@ -499,9 +632,26 @@
for (index=0; index < NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_REQTS; index ++){
- /*just do the output requests */
+ /* synchronize the PLC and MB buffers only for the output requests */ if (client_requests[index].req_type == req_output){
+ // lock the mutex brefore copying the data if(pthread_mutex_trylock(&(client_requests[index].coms_buf_mutex)) == 0){
+ // Check if user configured this MB request to be activated whenever the data to be written changes + if (client_requests[index].write_on_change) { + // Let's check if the data did change... + // compare the data in plcv_buffer to coms_buffer + res = memcmp((void *)client_requests[index].coms_buffer /* buf 1 */, + (void *)client_requests[index].plcv_buffer /* buf 2*/, + REQ_BUF_SIZE * sizeof(u16) /* size in bytes */); + // if data changed, activate execution request + client_requests[index].flag_exec_req = 1; // copy from plcv_buffer to coms_buffer
memcpy((void *)client_requests[index].coms_buffer /* destination */,
(void *)client_requests[index].plcv_buffer /* source */,
@@ -509,7 +659,33 @@
pthread_mutex_unlock(&(client_requests[index].coms_buf_mutex));
+ /* if the user program set the execution request flag, then activate the thread + * that handles this Modbus client transaction so it gets a chance to be executed + * (but don't activate the thread if it has already been activated!) + * NOTE that we do this, for both the IN and OUT mapped location, under this + * __publish_() function. The scan cycle of the PLC works as follows: + * - execute user programs + * - insert <delay> until time to start next periodic/cyclic scan cycle + * In an attempt to be able to run the MB transactions during the <delay> + * interval in which not much is going on, we handle the user program + * requests to execute a specific MB transaction in this __publish_() + if ((client_requests[index].flag_exec_req != 0) && (0 == client_requests[index].flag_exec_started)) { + int client_node_id = client_requests[index].client_node_id; + if (__signal_client_thread(client_node_id) >= 0) { + /* - upon success, set flag_exec_started + * - both flags (flag_exec_req and flag_exec_started) will be reset + * once the transaction has completed. + client_requests[index].flag_exec_started = 1; @@ -544,12 +720,39 @@
/* kill thread and close connections of each modbus client node */
for (index=0; index < NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES; index++) {
- if (client_nodes[index].init_state >= 2) {
+ if (client_nodes[index].init_state >= 5) { // thread was launched, so we try to cancel it!
close = pthread_cancel(client_nodes[index].thread_id);
close |= pthread_join (client_nodes[index].thread_id, NULL);
- fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error closing thread for modbus client %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error closing thread for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + if (client_nodes[index].init_state >= 4) { + // timer was created, so we try to destroy it! + close = timer_delete(client_nodes[index].timer_id); + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error destroying timer for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + if (client_nodes[index].init_state >= 3) { + // condition variable was created, so we try to destroy it! + close = pthread_cond_destroy(&(client_nodes[index].condv)); + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error destroying condition variable for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); + if (client_nodes[index].init_state >= 2) { + // mutex was created, so we try to destroy it! + close = pthread_mutex_destroy(&(client_nodes[index].mutex)); + fprintf(stderr, "Modbus plugin: Error destroying mutex for modbus client node %%s\n", client_nodes[index].location); --- a/modbus/mb_runtime.h Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/modbus/mb_runtime.h Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -54,11 +54,32 @@
node_addr_t node_address;
+ int mb_nd; // modbus library node used for this client int init_state; // store how far along the client's initialization has progressed
+ u64 comm_period;// period to use when periodically sending requests to remote server int prev_error; // error code of the last printed error message (0 when no error)
- pthread_t thread_id; // thread handling all communication with this client
+ pthread_t thread_id; // thread handling all communication for this client node + timer_t timer_id; // timer used to periodically activate this client node's thread + pthread_mutex_t mutex; // mutex to be used with the following condition variable + pthread_cond_t condv; // used to signal the client thread when to start new modbus transactions + int execute_req; /* used, in association with condition variable, + * to signal when to send the modbus request to the server + * Note that we cannot simply rely on the condition variable to signal + * when to activate the client thread, as the call to + * pthread_cond_wait() may return without having been signaled! + * Spurious wakeups from the + * pthread_cond_timedwait() or pthread_cond_wait() functions may occur. + * Since the return from pthread_cond_timedwait() or pthread_cond_wait() + * does not imply anything about the value of this predicate, the predi- + * cate should be re-evaluated upon such return. + int periodic_act; /* (boolen) flag will be set when the client node's thread was activated + * (by signaling the above condition variable) by the periodic timer. + * Note that this same thread may also be activated (condition variable is signaled) + * by other sources, such as when the user program requests that a specific + * client MB transation be executed (flag_exec_req in client_request_t) @@ -82,11 +103,37 @@
u8 error_code; // modbus error code (if any) of current request
int prev_error; // error code of the last printed error message (0 when no error)
struct timespec resp_timeout;
+ u8 write_on_change; // boolean flag. If true => execute MB request when data to send changes // buffer used to store located PLC variables
u16 plcv_buffer[REQ_BUF_SIZE];
// buffer used to store data coming from / going to server
u16 coms_buffer[REQ_BUF_SIZE];
pthread_mutex_t coms_buf_mutex; // mutex to access coms_buffer[]
+ /* boolean flag that will be mapped onto a (BOOL) located variable + * (u16 because IEC 61131-3 BOOL are mapped onto u16 in C code! ) + * -> allow PLC program to request when to start the MB transaction + * -> will be reset once the MB transaction has completed + /* flag that works in conjunction with flag_exec_req + * (does not really need to be u16 as it is not mapped onto a located variable. ) + * -> used by internal logic to indicate that the client thread + * that will be executing the MB transaction + * requested by flag exec_req has already been activated. + * -> will be reset once the MB transaction has completed + /* flag that will be mapped onto a (WORD) located variable + * (u16 because the flag is a word! ) + * -> MSByte will store the result of the last executed MB transaction + * 1 -> error accessing IP network, or serial interface + * 2 -> reply received from server was an invalid frame + * 3 -> server did not reply before timeout expired + * 4 -> server returned a valid error frame + * -> if the MSByte is 4, the LSByte will store the MB error code returned by the server + * -> will be reset (set to 0) once this MB transaction has completed sucesfully --- a/modbus/mb_utils.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/modbus/mb_utils.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
req_init_template = '''/*request %(locreqstr)s*/
{"%(locreqstr)s", %(nodeid)s, %(slaveid)s, %(iotype)s, %(func_nr)s, %(address)s , %(count)s,
-DEF_REQ_SEND_RETRIES, 0 /* error_code */, 0 /* prev_code */, {%(timeout_s)d, %(timeout_ns)d} /* timeout */,
+DEF_REQ_SEND_RETRIES, 0 /* error_code */, 0 /* prev_code */, {%(timeout_s)d, %(timeout_ns)d} /* timeout */, %(write_on_change)d /* write_on_change */, {%(buffer)s}, {%(buffer)s}}'''
timeout = int(GetCTVal(child, 4))
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
"slaveid": GetCTVal(child, 1),
"address": GetCTVal(child, 3),
"count": GetCTVal(child, 2),
+ "write_on_change": GetCTVal(child, 5), "timeout_ns": timeout_ns,
@@ -222,5 +223,11 @@
self.GetCTRoot().logger.write_error(
"Modbus plugin: Invalid number of channels in TCP client request node %(locreqstr)s (start_address + nr_channels must be less than 65536)\nModbus plugin: Aborting C code generation for this node\n" % request_dict)
+ if (request_dict["write_on_change"] and (request_dict["iotype"] == 'req_input')): + self.GetCTRoot().logger.write_error( + "Modbus plugin: (warning) MB client request node %(locreqstr)s has option 'write_on_change' enabled.\nModbus plugin: This option will be ignored by the Modbus read function.\n" % request_dict) + # NOTE: this is only a warning (we don't wish to abort code generation) so following line must be left commented out! return req_init_template % request_dict
--- a/modbus/modbus.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/modbus/modbus.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
+ <xsd:attribute name="Write_on_change" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" default="false"/> @@ -115,7 +116,29 @@
datatacc = modbus_function_dict[function][6]
# 'Coil', 'Holding Register', 'Input Discrete' or 'Input Register'
dataname = modbus_function_dict[function][7]
+ # start off with a boolean entry + # This is a flag used to allow the user program to control when to + # execute the Modbus request. + # NOTE: If the Modbus request has a 'current_location' of + # then the execution control flag will be + # and all the Modbus registers/coils will be + "name": "Exec. request flag", + "type": LOCATION_VAR_MEMORY, + "IEC_type": "BOOL", # BOOL flag + "var_name": "var_name", + "location": "X" + ".".join([str(i) for i in current_location]) + ".0.0", + "description": "MB request execution control flag", for offset in range(address, address + count):
"name": dataname + " " + str(offset),
@@ -270,7 +293,7 @@
<xsd:attribute name="Invocation_Rate_in_ms" use="optional" default="100">
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:unsignedLong">
- <xsd:minInclusive value="1"/>
+ <xsd:minInclusive value="0"/> <xsd:maxInclusive value="2147483647"/>
@@ -388,7 +411,7 @@
<xsd:attribute name="Invocation_Rate_in_ms" use="optional" default="100">
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:integer">
- <xsd:minInclusive value="1"/>
+ <xsd:minInclusive value="0"/> <xsd:maxInclusive value="2147483647"/>
@@ -598,15 +621,13 @@
for i in range(0, len(IPServer_port_numbers) - 1):
for j in range(i + 1, len(IPServer_port_numbers)):
if IPServer_port_numbers[i][1] == IPServer_port_numbers[j][1]:
- self.GetCTRoot().logger.write_warning(
- _("Error: Modbus/IP Servers %{a1}.x and %{a2}.x use the same port number {a3}.\n").
- a1=_lt_to_str(IPServer_port_numbers[i][0]),
- a2=_lt_to_str(IPServer_port_numbers[j][0]),
- a3=IPServer_port_numbers[j][1]))
- # TODO: return an error code instead of raising an
+ error_message = _("Error: Modbus/IP Servers %{a1}.x and %{a2}.x use the same port number {a3}.\n").format( + a1=_lt_to_str(IPServer_port_numbers[i][0]), + a2=_lt_to_str(IPServer_port_numbers[j][0]), + a3=IPServer_port_numbers[j][1]) + self.FatalError(error_message) + #self.GetCTRoot().logger.write_warning(error_message) # Determine the current location in Beremiz's project configuration
@@ -720,12 +741,32 @@
for iecvar in subchild.GetLocations():
# absloute address - start address
relative_addr = iecvar["LOC"][3] - int(GetCTVal(subchild, 3))
- # test if relative address in request specified range
- if relative_addr in xrange(int(GetCTVal(subchild, 2))):
+ # test if the located variable + # (a) has relative address in request specified range + # (b) is a control flag added by this modbus plugin + # to control its execution at runtime. + # Currently, we only add the "Execution Control Flag" + # to each client request (one flag per request) + # to control when to execute the request (if not executed periodically) + # While all Modbus registers/coils are mapped onto a location + # with 4 numbers (e.g. %QX0.1.2.55), this control flag is mapped + # onto a location with 4 numbers (e.g. %QX0.1.2.0.0), where the last + # two numbers are always '0.0', and the first two identify the request. + # In the following if, we check for this condition by checking + # if their are at least 4 or more number in the location's address. + if ( relative_addr in xrange(int(GetCTVal(subchild, 2))) # condition (a) explained above + and len(iecvar["LOC"]) < 5): # condition (b) explained above if str(iecvar["NAME"]) not in loc_vars_list:
"u16 *" + str(iecvar["NAME"]) + " = &client_requests[%d].plcv_buffer[%d];" % (client_requestid, relative_addr))
loc_vars_list.append(str(iecvar["NAME"]))
+ # Now add the located variable in case it is a flag (condition (b) above + if len(iecvar["LOC"]) >= 5: # condition (b) explained above + if str(iecvar["NAME"]) not in loc_vars_list: + "u16 *" + str(iecvar["NAME"]) + " = &client_requests[%d].flag_exec_req;" % (client_requestid)) + loc_vars_list.append(str(iecvar["NAME"])) tcpclient_node_count += 1
@@ -745,12 +786,32 @@
for iecvar in subchild.GetLocations():
# absloute address - start address
relative_addr = iecvar["LOC"][3] - int(GetCTVal(subchild, 3))
- # test if relative address in request specified range
- if relative_addr in xrange(int(GetCTVal(subchild, 2))):
+ # test if the located variable + # (a) has relative address in request specified range + # (b) is a control flag added by this modbus plugin + # to control its execution at runtime. + # Currently, we only add the "Execution Control Flag" + # to each client request (one flag per request) + # to control when to execute the request (if not executed periodically) + # While all Modbus registers/coils are mapped onto a location + # with 4 numbers (e.g. %QX0.1.2.55), this control flag is mapped + # onto a location with 4 numbers (e.g. %QX0.1.2.0.0), where the last + # two numbers are always '0.0', and the first two identify the request. + # In the following if, we check for this condition by checking + # if their are at least 4 or more number in the location's address. + if ( relative_addr in xrange(int(GetCTVal(subchild, 2))) # condition (a) explained above + and len(iecvar["LOC"]) < 5): # condition (b) explained above if str(iecvar["NAME"]) not in loc_vars_list:
"u16 *" + str(iecvar["NAME"]) + " = &client_requests[%d].plcv_buffer[%d];" % (client_requestid, relative_addr))
loc_vars_list.append(str(iecvar["NAME"]))
+ # Now add the located variable in case it is a flag (condition (b) above + if len(iecvar["LOC"]) >= 5: # condition (b) explained above + if str(iecvar["NAME"]) not in loc_vars_list: + "u16 *" + str(iecvar["NAME"]) + " = &client_requests[%d].flag_exec_req;" % (client_requestid)) + loc_vars_list.append(str(iecvar["NAME"])) rtuclient_node_count += 1
--- a/runtime/NevowServer.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/runtime/NevowServer.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@
setattr(self, 'action_' + name, callback)
- self.bindingsNames.append(name)
+ if name not in self.bindingsNames: + self.bindingsNames.append(name) + def delSettings(self, name): + if name in self.bindingsNames: + self.bindingsNames.remove(name) ConfigurableSettings = ConfigurableBindings()
--- a/runtime/PLCObject.py Wed Dec 18 13:31:22 2019 +0100
+++ b/runtime/PLCObject.py Thu May 28 11:16:59 2020 +0100
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
+ # Callbacks used by web settings extensions (e.g.: BACnet_config.py, Modbus_config.py) + self.LoadCallbacks = {} # list of functions to call when PLC is loaded + self.UnLoadCallbacks = {} # list of functions to call when PLC is unloaded @@ -167,6 +170,22 @@
return self._loading_error, 0, 0, 0
+ def RegisterCallbackLoad(self, ExtensionName, ExtensionCallback): + Register function to be called when PLC is loaded + ExtensionName: a string with the name of the extension asking to register the callback + ExtensionCallback: the function to be called... + self.LoadCallbacks[ExtensionName] = ExtensionCallback + def RegisterCallbackUnLoad(self, ExtensionName, ExtensionCallback): + Register function to be called when PLC is unloaded + ExtensionName: a string with the name of the extension asking to register the callback + ExtensionCallback: the function to be called... + self.UnLoadCallbacks[ExtensionName] = ExtensionCallback def _GetMD5FileName(self):
return os.path.join(self.workingdir, "lasttransferedPLC.md5")
@@ -270,6 +289,8 @@
+ for name, callbackFunc in self.LoadCallbacks.items(): @@ -278,6 +299,8 @@
self.PythonRuntimeCleanup()
+ for name, callbackFunc in self.UnLoadCallbacks.items(): def _InitPLCStubCalls(self):