function _start_codesys_process {
  [cmdletbinding()]
  param(
    [validatenotnullorempty()]
    [parameter(mandatory=$true, helpmessage='Path to CODESYS.exe')]
    [string]${codesys_bin_path},
    [validatenotnullorempty()]
    [parameter(mandatory=$true, helpmessage='Profile for CODESYS.exe')]
    [string]${codesys_profile},
    [validatenotnullorempty()]
    [parameter(mandatory=$true, helpmessage='Path to pythons script')]
    [string]${python_script_path},
  );

  if (-not ([psobject]${codesys_bin_obj} = Get-Item -path ${codesys_bin_path})) {
    throw;
  }
  if (-not ${codesys_bin_obj}.name.equals('CODESYS.exe')) {
    throw(${codesys_bin_obj}.fullname + ' is not a valid CODESYS .exe binary!');
  }

  if (-not ${codesys_profile}) {
    ${codesys_profile} = 'CODESYS V3.5 SP16 Patch 4 for Safety V1.6.1';
    Write-Verbose ('codesys_profile not provided, defaulting to ' + ${codesys_profile});
  }

  if (-not ([psobject]${python_script_obj} = Get-Item -path ${python_script_path})) {
    throw;
  }

  [hashtable]${process_arg_table} = @{
    wait = $true;
    erroraction = 'stop';
    filepath = ${codesys_bin}.fullname;
    argumentlist = ('--profile="' + ${codesys_profile} + '"'),
                   ('--noUI'),
                   ('--runscript="' + ${python_script_obj}.fullname + '"');
  }
  Start-Process @process_arg_table;
}