Post by sigurdrb on OPC server in "Communication manager" ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi! I was thinking of switching the OPC server config from "Symbol Configuration" to the "Communication manager" in the device tree. I Have a lot of arrays of structs that I have previously declared in the "Persistent Variable" object in the device tree. It seems as it is not supported to directly expose persistant variables to the OPC server like the "older" way of doing it in the symbol config. Is this correct? Do you recommend to just do it the old fashioned way, or should I edit the structure of the global variable list / persistant data / OPC server and set up the OPC server from the "Communication manager" object?
Last updated: 2025-01-20

Post by pernockham on Trend legend naming and access/config to/of trend/legend-variables ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Trying the web-version of trend-data. This seems to be a impressive tool, but I lack/cant find a number of what I would think are important parts. There does not seem to be a way to get away from the dot.notated variable naming in the legend.. A developer might want the dot-notation but an end-customer will surely not. For instance I want to display 12 temperatures, instead of t1, t2 etc.. they will be named. gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t1_a gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t1_b gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t1_c gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t2_a .. gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t4_b.. gvl_io.unit[1].trend.temps.t4_c.. Quite a lot of unnecessary text/data taking space from the actual trend => Is there a way to access/interface the legend-data programmatically so I can change the presentation/naming?
Last updated: 2025-12-16

Post by shooxplc on How to call the same program from library and get the vars updated. ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I am writing to you today because I would like to create a library that would contain a program with its various subprograms, in my example "PLC_PRG" with "a", "aa", "aaa". But once the library is created as shown below: I would like to be able to drag and drop my folder as many times as I want (let's say I manage the same system multiple times). Once the drag and drop is done, we can see the second folder with the variables renamed successfully. As shown below: But my variables in CAD_1 remain the same as for CAD, so it's PLC_PRG instead of PLC_PRG_1, for example. Is there a solution to automate this? I wouldn't want to have to rename all my variables manually, considering that in the program where I want to do this, the number of variables is substantial. Lucas.
Last updated: 2023-08-23

Post by abrarsk on SysCom Library Usage ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Update: I was able to successfully use the SysCom.lib. I had to install SysTypes2Interface library as well and wrote following code. Declaration hCom : RTS_IEC_HANDLE; pResult : POINTER TO RTS_IEC_RESULT; Implementation hCom := SysComOpen(ComSettings.sPort, ADR(pResult));
Last updated: 2024-08-10

Post by matthew on Persistence Manager Backup ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, Is there a process to restore Persistence Manager files? I have backups of persistence variables used in a machine that is currently operating and tuned and all set points adjusted. There are about 500 persistence variables, they are building another identical machine. I would like to use Persistence Manager files from the first machine in the second also. I have tried copying the files and replacing them on the new RPI but then the Persistence Manager gets errors and then they are all reset to 0 etc I have tried adjusting the times to match. Instead of replacing whole file, I tried just changing the contents inside the file, but still does not work. I may be missing something here, but surely there must be a way to load a backup. Thanks!
Last updated: 2023-10-18

Post by alez on CANopen safety , SRDO error behavior ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I have a project in which there is a Safety device in CANopen, and the PLC interfaces with it as Master. I would like to understand if it is possible to set the behavior in case one of the SRDOs that I receive from the slave is no longer received. From what I have seen, if the SRDOs are not received, the CANopen safety status becomes "Not in progress" and the mapped variables freeze at the last value detected. I want to understand if it was possible to set the variables connected to the SRDOs to take a default value (e.g. zero) in the event of a CANOpen error during reception.
Last updated: 2024-07-15

Post by wbj0t on Global variable access by Programms and Modbus Devices (attach device to bus) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi everyone. I use Raspberry Pi 4, one core codesys SL. I have a question about global variable access via programm when I glued the same variable to MODBUS SERIAL/TCP DEVICE holding register. So, the question: what behavior of this modifying? When I set "Always update variables (in bus cycle)" and set some task as bus for the Device, then in another task I cant change this varible (can, but immediatly the old value setted again). But the same things works with MODBUS SLAVE: again "Always update..." and master attached to some task, then I change variable in another task and all works. I cant set up my variables from retains file at PrepareStart event because of this behavior with MODBUS SERIAL/TCP DEVICE. Thanks, wbj0t.
Last updated: 2024-07-18

Post by agentcousto on [Bug report] Issue with Importing XML Files Containing "POINTER TO" Variables in Codesys Platform Plugins Versions 2.7 and 2.8 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello, I have developed a Python script that I run to import XML files into my project. For this, I use the Python function import_xml(). Everything was working fine when I was using Codesys platform plugins version 2.6.1.2320, but since I upgraded to versions 2.7 and even 2.8, some files are no longer imported correctly. After some research, I identified that all the files containing variables of the type "POINTER TO" are affected. I have attached a screenshot of the error I am encountering. Do you know about this bug? Do you plan to fix it?
Last updated: 2025-03-26

Post by mani-i4point0 on Issue with WebVisu on Raspberry PI ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I am running Codesys Runtime by purchasing 'Codesys control for raspberry pi MC SL', I am trying to use the Variables from my GVL's. Few of the variables used as a Pushbutton form the Visualization. These 'BOOL' Variable getting unlatched automatically even though there is no write function in the Overall project. All of them are 'Read' functions, at the same time few other BOOL variable behaviors are seems to be fine. I have tried, clean all and download, serval time restarted the hardware. Happy to share any any information. Your input to resolve this issue would be highly appriciated. Version Details: codesyscontrol 4.8.0.0, armhf codesyscontrol based on SDK 3.5.19.0
Last updated: 2024-03-20

Get the list of all languages from TextList or from font settings of visualmanager ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Get the list of all languages from TextList or from font settings of visualmanager
Last updated: 2025-03-04

Changed Device of Rapberry Pi to MC SL instead of standard SL and cannot connect anymore ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Changed Device of Rapberry Pi to MC SL instead of standard SL and cannot connect anymore
Last updated: 2025-08-06

how to get a list of the cross reference of one variable ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
how to get a list of the cross reference of one variable
Last updated: 2018-01-17

addressin an array of byte containing bits of type bool ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
addressin an array of byte containing bits of type bool
Last updated: 2018-11-14

an element of "Array of BOOL" in SFC Action name ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
an element of "Array of BOOL" in SFC Action name
Last updated: 2008-05-05

Is it possible to convert a string of 32-bit of binary to a float32? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Is it possible to convert a string of 32-bit of binary to a float32?
Last updated: 2023-03-23

Initialize an array of structures with a content of an array ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Initialize an array of structures with a content of an array
Last updated: 2020-05-18

CmpIecVarAccess to get name of a type, not of a variable (instance) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
CmpIecVarAccess to get name of a type, not of a variable (instance)
Last updated: 2016-06-08

What is the meaning of colored symbols leftside of each device ? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
What is the meaning of colored symbols leftside of each device ?
Last updated: 2020-03-31

call of a method of a function block in another program ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
call of a method of a function block in another program
Last updated: 2024-06-03

call of a method of a function block in another program ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
call of a method of a function block in another program
Last updated: 2024-06-03

Another significant advantage of understanding the fundamentals of NURS FPX 4025 Assessment 1 is increased confidence ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Another significant advantage of understanding the fundamentals of NURS FPX 4025 Assessment 1 is increased confidence
Last updated: 2026-06-13

Post by ewi04 on Recipe Manager - RecipeManCommands, load & write wrong values, Bug? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
The individual structures were declared in a separate global variable list on a trial basis. But even this did not change the behavior. A total of 1667 variables are processed in a recipe. A reduction (e.g. saving only the first three drive parameter sets) also brought no change.
Last updated: 2023-11-15

Post by fless on SMC_NCDecoder very slow to decode lines ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I got good results with SMC_NCDecoder, SMC_CheckVelocities, etc. in a freewheeling task with lower priority (higher number). Still takes some time but I'm using many variables and loops in my g-code and more preprocessing like SMC_SmoothPath, SMC_LimitDynamics, SMC_CheckForLimits. PS: your buffer size seems a bit high for 34 lines of g-code
Last updated: 2024-08-23

Sorting array of any-sized structure ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Sorting array of any-sized structure
Last updated: 2023-08-18

Get the numer of day ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Get the numer of day
Last updated: 2023-09-14

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