Post by reinier-geers on Network variable stops sending ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
What version. 20.5 ? ive got also problems wiyth that version. Online change, it hangs itself after one hour. Then one project can problems. Ive change display with 21.0 . At home i turned on the 20.5 display. After 1 hour i goes to stop.
Last updated: 2026-05-06

Post by alexschooneveld on OPC UA PubSub SL 1.3 — UADP WriterGroup with assigned PSS.SecurityGroup still publishes plaintext ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I am currently investigating an OPC UA PubSub connection over UDP. When I don't use encryption, the publish and subscribe are working correctly. But with encryption it does not. Environment OPC UA PubSub SL 1.3.0.0 (namespace UADP) OPC UA PubSub Security 1.3.0.0 (namespace PSS) OPC UA PubSub Base 1.3.0.0 (namespace PSB, incl. PSS.SecurityGroup / PSS.CONFIG) Programmatic PubSub in a CFC: UADP.Configuration → UADP.Connection → UADP.writerGroup → UADP.writer → writerDataSet, plus a CyclicCall gated by xEnable. Goal: publish secured UADP, SignAndEncrypt, policy PubSub-Aes256-CTR. What I do (one-shot, before xEnable := TRUE): fbSecurityGroup.SetInitialValue( 'http://opcfoundation.org/UA/SecurityPolicy#PubSub-Aes256-CTR', PSB.SECURITY.SIGNING_AND_ENCRYPTION); stSecurityCfg := fbSecurityGroup.GetConfig(eErrorID => eError); // eError=NO_ERROR, udiEncryptionKeySize=32 eError := fbSecurityGroup.SetSecurityKeys(udiTokenId, ADR(abyKey), SIZEOF(abyKey), 2436001000); // eError=NO_ERROR, SIZEOF=68 // writerGroup.itfSecurityGroup := fbSecurityGroup -- set in the WriterGroup block's Parameters (a per-scan code write got overwritten) What I verified eError = NO_ERROR after both GetConfig and SetSecurityKeys; udiEncryptionKeySize = 32. Key length = 68 bytes (signing 32 ‖ encrypt 32 ‖ nonce 4). itfSecurityGroup is set via the WriterGroup's Parameters (so it isn't clobbered each scan). Init runs before xEnable (the writer doesn't run with xEnable=FALSE). The UADP.writerGroup FB exposes only itfSecurityGroup for security — no SecurityMode/MessageSecurityMode property. Result: the published datagrams are still plaintext — ExtendedFlags1 = 0x01 (security bit 0x10 clear), no security header: b1 01 29 00 0f 16 00 … (PublisherId 41, WriterGroupId 22, RawData, no security) Questions With UADP.writerGroup, is assigning a configured + keyed PSS.SecurityGroup to itfSecurityGroup sufficient to enable message security, or is there an additional step/property/method to switch the WriterGroup to SignAndEncrypt? At what point in the WriterGroup lifecycle is itfSecurityGroup read? Must it be assigned/keyed before xActive, and does the group need a stop→start to pick it up? Is there a required call order, and does SetSecurityKeys need to be called once or repeatedly? Should security be configured on the Connection/Configuration level rather than (or in addition to) the WriterGroup? Is there a working example of secured (SignAndEncrypt) programmatic UADP publishing with this library, or a known limitation in 1.3? How can I read back at runtime whether security is actually active (via itfDiagnostics or similar)? Additional information I can confirm that the consumer side works — i.e. a standard subscriber decrypts the same keys fine — so the keys/profile aren't the issue. The Wireshark capture of the published message is: 0000 b1 01 29 00 0f 16 00 df 0d bb 25 01 00 0e 00 1b ..).......%..... 0010 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Last updated: 2026-06-22

Post by alexschooneveld on OPC UA PubSub SL 1.3 — UADP WriterGroup with assigned PSS.SecurityGroup still publishes plaintext ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I am currently investigating an OPC UA PubSub connection over UDP. When I don't use encryption, the publish and subscribe are working correctly. But with encryption it does not. Environment OPC UA PubSub SL 1.3.0.0 (namespace UADP) OPC UA PubSub Security 1.3.0.0 (namespace PSS) OPC UA PubSub Base 1.3.0.0 (namespace PSB, incl. PSS.SecurityGroup / PSS.CONFIG) Programmatic PubSub in a CFC: UADP.Configuration → UADP.Connection → UADP.writerGroup → UADP.writer → writerDataSet, plus a CyclicCall gated by xEnable. Goal: publish secured UADP, SignAndEncrypt, policy PubSub-Aes256-CTR. What I do (one-shot, before xEnable := TRUE): fbSecurityGroup.SetInitialValue( 'http://opcfoundation.org/UA/SecurityPolicy#PubSub-Aes256-CTR', PSB.SECURITY.SIGNING_AND_ENCRYPTION); stSecurityCfg := fbSecurityGroup.GetConfig(eErrorID => eError); // eError=NO_ERROR, udiEncryptionKeySize=32 eError := fbSecurityGroup.SetSecurityKeys(udiTokenId, ADR(abyKey), SIZEOF(abyKey), 2436001000); // eError=NO_ERROR, SIZEOF=68 // writerGroup.itfSecurityGroup := fbSecurityGroup -- set in the WriterGroup block's Parameters (a per-scan code write got overwritten) What I verified eError = NO_ERROR after both GetConfig and SetSecurityKeys; udiEncryptionKeySize = 32. Key length = 68 bytes (signing 32 ‖ encrypt 32 ‖ nonce 4). itfSecurityGroup is set via the WriterGroup's Parameters (so it isn't clobbered each scan). Init runs before xEnable (the writer doesn't run with xEnable=FALSE). The UADP.writerGroup FB exposes only itfSecurityGroup for security — no SecurityMode/MessageSecurityMode property. Result: the published datagrams are still plaintext — ExtendedFlags1 = 0x01 (security bit 0x10 clear), no security header: b1 01 29 00 0f 16 00 … (PublisherId 41, WriterGroupId 22, RawData, no security) Questions With UADP.writerGroup, is assigning a configured + keyed PSS.SecurityGroup to itfSecurityGroup sufficient to enable message security, or is there an additional step/property/method to switch the WriterGroup to SignAndEncrypt? At what point in the WriterGroup lifecycle is itfSecurityGroup read? Must it be assigned/keyed before xActive, and does the group need a stop→start to pick it up? Is there a required call order, and does SetSecurityKeys need to be called once or repeatedly? Should security be configured on the Connection/Configuration level rather than (or in addition to) the WriterGroup? Is there a working example of secured (SignAndEncrypt) programmatic UADP publishing with this library, or a known limitation in 1.3? How can I read back at runtime whether security is actually active (via itfDiagnostics or similar)? Additional information I can confirm that the consumer side works — i.e. a standard subscriber decrypts the same keys fine — so the keys/profile aren't the issue. The Wireshark capture of the published message is: 0000 b1 01 29 00 0f 16 00 df 0d bb 25 01 00 0e 00 1b ..).......%..... 0010 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Last updated: 2026-06-22

Post by andre-luis on Check if Codesys runtime is on 'Running' or 'Stopped' state? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi there, I'm running the Codesys runtime on Windows 64 and I need to know if it is on "Running" or "Stopped" state just after a system crash. The following commands works perfectly well to (re)start it... net stop “CODESYS Control Win V3 - x64" net start “CODESYS Control Win V3 - x64" ...however I'm unable to determine when it is required to be call; I mean, by checking the System Tray icon, it is possible to know if it is on "Stopped" state, but I wanted to run a .BAT command to retrieve it. How can we do that?
Last updated: 2024-07-02

Post by gseidel on Using an Axis of an Axis Group in Torque Conctrol ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi manuknecht, the axis group currently always writes the axis set torque values. If no dynamic model has been configured for the axis group, then the set torques are written to 0. The solution for your use case is to call SMC_GroupUpdate [0] before you call SMC_SetTorque on the axes. This way, the axis group will write 0 to the set torques in the call to SMC_GroupUpdate(), and SMC_SetTorque then will write the desired set torque. Best regards, Georg [0] https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/libs/SM3_Robotics/Current/SM3_Robotics/POUs/AdministrativeConfiguration/Computation/SMC_GroupUpdate.html
Last updated: 2025-09-09

Post by julianramirez on ModbusFB write update ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello everyone, I am testing the ModbusFB library tcp server and so far I am able to create holding registers successfully, however, I am trying to identify after each write which registers got updated (i.e. function code, write value). I can even see the var udiNumWriteRequests, which increases with every write. I noticed that there is logging with the LogStatusInfo method. After I call it I am able to read in the console stuff that I want. Nevertheless, this is only available at the logs and is not easy to decode because it consists on several messages, I would like to know if there is a way for me to retrieve this information from the function itself with pointers or if there is any way to copy the logs messages (assuming that I can filter them with the LoggingOptions to only show what I need) inside the runtime code and not in the console. Thanks for your help :)
Last updated: 2024-09-16

Post by dkugler on TargetVisu Freezing ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
The only weird situation i remeber with particular or complete frozen target visu was after the rtc clock was fallen or set back to the past. It looked like after running a while the alarm history database crashed during writing entries at a date lot of years in the past. After setting the rtc clock to actual date/time and deleting the alarm db every thing worked fine. I don't know, if this is/was a problem of our PLC hardware/firmware? Maybe check date/time at your system?
Last updated: 2024-09-13

Post by thomasgaab on EVC - issues assigning variables from VarGlobal lists ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Updated the Codesys Safety SIL2 package from v3.5.18.1 to v3.5.22.10 Codesys Version 64 3.5.18.0 After the update the assignment of variables from different VarGlobal lists was unstable. Selecting one group could cause another group to be deselected after code generation. I was unable to perform a compilation were all variables maintained the selection after code generation. Rolled back to the older version and the issue seem to be mostly solved.
Last updated: 2026-06-17

Post by alexgooi on Init Array input on a method ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Dear Forum, I would like to initialize an array input on a method. When I do this, I get the following error: "The type of ARRAY [1..2] OF BOOL cannot have a default value in this context." I attached a picture for more clarity. Is this simply not possible or is there a different way of tackling this problem? Thank you in advance
Last updated: 2024-02-26

Post by nicopolux on Profinet RPC-call error ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello everyone Since I have installed Codesys 3.5.20sp2 I cannot get the profinet features working again. Now I get RPC Blocked during device scan (see attached file) and when online I get RPC-call error (see attached file). I run Codesys on the last version of Windows 11, Profinet ports have been added to Firewall rules, and even with disabled Firewall I get same result I really never seen that before Same result using another PC I already spent 2 days to find the issu without any success, I would appreciate some help, thank you! Nico
Last updated: 2024-08-22

Post by andrej on POU - Access to runtime ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello all, when creating a POU, the Codesys IDE allows the setting "Enable System Call" (in the Settings, Property -> Build), see picture. The name suggest, that runtime functionalities i.e. functions of codesyscontrol such as "stop plc" etc. can be directly called. I tried various approches without success, the following does, unsurprisingly not work. FUNCTION accessRTE: BOOL; ****************************** codesyscontrol.stop(); Can you please tell me how I can make a system call to codesyscontrol from a POU. Or could you provide me with a use case for this setting. Many thanks for your feedback and kind regards Andrej
Last updated: 2024-03-02

Post by swe-hob on call of a method of a function block in another program ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, Let's assume following: PRG_1 fb_1 : fbExample1; fb_1.method_1 do something... PRG_2 fb_2 : fbExample2; fb_2.method_2 if xTest then PRG_1.fb_1.method_1(); end_if; Is there a reason why runtime hangs when I call the method_1 in PRG_1 from a method in PRG_2? Both programs run in the same task. No chance that any other program calls the method. What I practically do there is that in the program PRG_2 I add a structed object into a buffer. In PRG_1 I just process the items in the buffer.
Last updated: 2024-06-03

Post by swe-hob on call of a method of a function block in another program ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, Let's assume following: PRG_1 fb_1 : fbExample1; fb_1.method_1 do something... PRG_2 fb_2 : fbExample2; fb_2.method_2 if xTest then PRG_1.fb_1.method_1(); end_if; Is there a reason why runtime hangs when I call the method_1 in PRG_1 from a method in PRG_2? Both programs run in the same task. No chance that any other program calls the method. What I practically do there is that in the program PRG_2 I add a structed object into a buffer. In PRG_1 I just process the items in the buffer.
Last updated: 2024-06-03

Post by shaunvdm on OSCAT Scale_r function not working in LD 4.60 works in LAD2 on 3.5.21sp3 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi We have picked up an issue OSCAT_BASIC.Scale_r function call not working in the old lad and FBD version 4.60. Gives no output on the function call. When we convert this to LAD2 it works. As can be see by the two screenshot in normal LD not working in LAD2 it works. Please confirm if this is an issue with Oscat or with LAD in 3.5.21sp3, is there an workaround. Regards Shaun
Last updated: 2025-10-23

Post by shaunvdm on OSCAT Scale_r function not working in LD 4.60 works in LAD2 on 3.5.21sp3 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi We have picked up an issue OSCAT_BASIC.Scale_r function call not working in the old lad and FBD version 4.60. Gives no output on the function call. When we convert this to LAD2 it works. As can be see by the two screenshot in normal LD not working in LAD2 it works. Please confirm if this is an issue with Oscat or with LAD in 3.5.21sp3, is there an workaround. Regards Shaun
Last updated: 2025-10-23

Post by sturmghost on Initialization of visualization variables and cyclic code execution ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I'm looking for a smart and short way to implement initialization of visualization variables depending on the visualization input. For an easy example consider a rectangle which rests at XPos := 0 when the input state is false and at XPos := 50 when the input state is true. My visualization variables look like this: VAR_IN_OUT State : BOOL; END_VAR VAR XPos : INT; END_VAR I put this rectangle via a visualization frame element into another visualization and link a frame reference variable with the state to it. If the variable is true, the rectangle should rest at XPos := 50 and false at XPos := 0 at visualization init but how should I assign the 50 or 0 to the internal visualization variable XPos? I would need some init-methode for the visualization but I dont want a global init-method for such tasks. I want to do it inside of the visualization element but I can't see any solution for this? It would be good to be able to define ST-code within the visualization element which runs cyclic at each VISU_TASK task-cycle then I could just check the input state and change the XPos accordingly. Does someone have a solution?
Last updated: 2023-10-01

Post by ahuckphin on Issues with Modbus Slave with Raspberry Pi ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I have a DFRobot RS485 temperature & humidity sensor (SEN0438) connected to my Raspberry Pi via a USB to RS485 adapter. I am able to connect and read the sensor data when running a python code locally. However in Codesys, I encounter this error "A bus error has occurred." and "There was no response in time". Could this be because of Modbus Server Channel and Modbus Server Init configuration on my part? Admittedly I am new to Codesys. To get to this stage, I: 1. added some lines to CODESYSControl_User.cfg 2. added "Modbus_COM" in Codesys and set "Serial Port Configuration" under "General" 3. added "Modbus_Master_COM_Port" in Codesys and checked transmission mode is set to "RTU" 4. added "Modbus_Slave_COM_Port" in Codesys and checked server address is set to 1 (also set 1 in my sensor) 5. added 1 channel and 1 init for "Modbus_Slave_COM_Port" under "Modbus Server Channel" and "Modbus Server Init"
Last updated: 2024-07-10

Post by aott33 on Webvisu NO load ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
After loading, it seems to be quite responsive. It's just the initial loading that is taking a long time.
Last updated: 2023-09-21

Post by kumareasu on Runtime System Update ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
When I change the hardware Do I need to buy licence After three years ? Please refer the jpg file.
Last updated: 2023-11-26

Post by jnoyau on Visualisaion while in simulation ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
For anyone reading this after the fact, it seems my issue was Alarm Task Manager. Deleting it from my program fixed the issue.
Last updated: 2024-08-02

Post by damian177 on Problem with downloading OPC UA tags by Data Source Manager ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
After 3 hours is some progress - please find in attachment - progress1.jpg
Last updated: 2024-09-04

Post by pietrobalint on Persistent variables are not read after initialization ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I updated to 4.13.0.0 and now it works. Thank you!
Last updated: 2024-09-04

Post by dohy on Version 2.5 SP18 -> Visualisation Elements missing Input Configuration Options ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
It's appeared after you check "advanced" upper right side.
Last updated: 2024-09-12

Post by dangjoris on raspistepper error after install ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I am in the same situation. Is this still your best method? To go back to sp17? best regards
Last updated: 2024-09-30

Post by eschwellinger on Persistent variables are not read after initialization ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
no need to activate application composer. It is part of the licensefree part.
Last updated: 2024-10-11

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