PLCnext Store resources The PLCnext Store provides software applications (“apps”) with which you can directly and easily expand the functions of a PLCnext controller. As a developer of software solutions, you can also create your own apps and distribute them in the PLCnext Store. About 300 highly elaborated pieces of code… Read More
Real-time DataLogger reference Available from firmware 2019.6 Sources and data types The DataLogger can record data from any IN or OUT ports and variables. The following data sources are available: Global Data Space IN and OUT ports Type real-time program (C++, IEC 61131-3 and MATLAB®/Simulink®) – task-synchronous mode… Read More
Proficloud Device Management Service Available from 2020.6 with AXC F 2152, from 2021.0 LTS with most PLCnext Control devices (details see below) In this topic, you read how to add, edit, or remove your devices to the Proficloud. Scope of the Proficloud Proficloud offers an easy way of managing and maintaining remote PLCnext devices, such as controllers in off-shore wind power… Read More
Notification Manager Use Case Notifications in PLCnext Technology are messages referring to special events. The Notification Manager enables sending and receiving notifications between components of a controller. Notifications can also transport user data (payload) which is information data without control or protocol information (no process data, no real-time… Read More
Running applications in OCI containers Available from 2020.0 LTS PLCnext Control devices are ready for running applications out of OCI containers. For many years, the use of OCI-compliant containers (such as docker®, moby or balena) have revolutionized the IT landscape. They allow a much faster and easier reuse of existing or custom… Read More
System redundancy with RFC 4072R Available from 2022.0 LTS with RFC 4072R The RFC 4072R is a high-availability PLCnext Control with redundancy functionality. Some commissioning steps differ from those for other PLCnext Control devices. In the course of the system redundancy with RFC 4072R, we describe only these differences. Creating a new RFC 4072R project In PLCnext Engineer software,… Read More
IP addresses at redundant controllers Available from 2022.0 LTS with RFC 4072R Understanding the structure of IP addresses In redundancy mode, the preset IP addresses are used as the system IP address of the respective Ethernet interface. The process-leading controller (= PRIMARY controller) can additionally be reached via the system IP… Read More
