Abstract: A process for programming an automation application program on an automation equipment programming station, including defining several structured type objects each representing an input-output channel of automation equipment, declaring symbolic input-output variables of the program as an instance of a previously defined structured type object, a configuring symbolic input-output variables comprising a definition of the physical location of inputs-outputs of the automation equipment, automatically interpreting the program to execute it on the automation equipment, comprising replacing symbolic variables in the program with the complete topological address of corresponding input-output information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for programming an automation application program on an automation equipment programming station. It comprises a step to define several structured type objects (1.10, 1.20) each representing an input-output channel of automation equipment, a step to write the application program (10) declaring symbolic input-output variables (100) of the program (10) as an instance of a previously defined structured type object, a step to configure symbolic input-output variables comprising a definition of the physical location of inputs-outputs of the automation equipment, a step (40) to automatically interpret the program to execute it on the automation equipment, comprising a step to replace symbolic variables (100) in the program by the complete topological address (200) of the corresponding input-output information.