1. Legal
1.1. Disclaimer
The software modules included in the OSCAT library are offered with the intent
to serve as a template and guideline for software development for PLC according
to IEC61131-3. A functional guarantee is not offered by the programmers and is
excluded explicitly. As the software modules included in the library are
provided free of charge, no warranty is provided to the extent permitted by law.
As far as it is not explicitly arranged in written form, the copyright owners
and/ or third parties provide the software modules โas isโ, without any
warranty, explicit or implicit, including, but not limited to; market maturity
or usability for a particular purpose. The full risk and full responsibility
concerning quality, absence of errors and performance of the software module lie
with the user. Should the library, or parts of it, turn out to contain errors,
the costs for service, repair and/or correction must be assumed by the user.
Should the entire library, or parts of it, be used to create user software, or
be applied in software projects, the user is liable for the absence of errors,
performance and quality of the application. Liability of OSCAT is explicitly
ruled out. The OSCAT library user has to take care, through suitable tests,
releases and quality assurance measures, that possible errors in the OSCAT
library cannot cause damage. The present license agreements and disclaimers are
equally valid for the software library, and the descriptions and explanations
given in this manual, even when this is not mentioned explicitly.
1.2. License Terms
The use of the OSCAT library is free of charge and it can be utilized for
private or business purposes. Distribution of the library is expressly
encouraged; however, this has to be free of charge and contain a reference to
our webpage WWW.OSCAT.DE. If the library is offered in electronic form for
download or distributed on data carriers, it has to be ensured that a clearly
visible reference to OSCAT and a link to WWW.OSCAT.DE are included accordingly.
1.3. Registered trademarks
All the trademarks used in this description are applied without reference to
their registration or owner. The existence of such rights can therefore not be
ruled out. The used trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Therefore, commercial use of the description, or excerpts of it, is not
permitted.
1.4. Intended Use
The software modules included in the OSCAT library and described in this
documentation were exclusively developed for professionals who have had training
in PLC. The users are responsible for complying with all applicable standards
and regulations which come into effect with the use of the software modules.
OSCAT does not refer to these standards or regulations in either the manual or
the software itself.
1.5. Other
All legally binding regulations can be found solely in chapter 1 of the user
manual. Deduction or acquisition of legal claims based on the content of the
manual, apart from the provisions stipulated in chapter 1, is completely ruled
out.