Service Components - Overview

Service Components are built-in benefits for programmers that come with the PLCnext Runtime System. Depending on the firmware release on your PLCnext Control, the set of features can be different. 

Find a detailed description to every service component via the respective link in the first column.

Built-in communication interfaces

Firmware release 2019.0 LTS 2020.0 LTS 2021.0 LTS 2022.0 LTS 2022.3 2022.6 2022.9 2023.0
LTS		 2023.3 2023.6 2023.9 2024.0
LTS		 2024.6
OPC UA® Server ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
OPC UA® Client – – – – – – – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
OPC UA® PubSub – – – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Remote Service Calls (RSC) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
gRPC – – – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
REST data interface – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Built-in functions and applications

Firmware release 2019.0 LTS 2020.0 LTS 2021.0 LTS 2022.0 LTS 2022.3 2022.6 2022.9 2023.0
LTS		 2023.3 2023.6 2023.9 2024.0
LTS		 2024.6
Notifications ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Alarms ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Real-time DataLogger – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Redundancy – – – ✔ – – – ✔ – – – – –
OCI containers – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
PLCnext Store ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Proficloud – – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Device and Update Management (DaUM) – – – ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Got an idea for your own service component? Add it as a Function Extension coded in C++!

Attend this interactive online training, provided free of charge by our colleagues in the Training department of Phoenix Contact's Business Area Industry Management and Automation. Then start coding your own PLCnext Function Extension right away!

• Published/reviewed: 2024-09-24   ☀  Revision 073 •