Post by williamcorlin on The future and proper use of CAA.BOLT, CAA.SEMA,.. ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I've been moving in the same direction. For new libraries, I'm trying to minimize dependencies on APIs that look like they're being phased out unless the documentation explicitly recommends them. For synchronization primitives like CAA.BOLT and CAA.SEMA, I'd love to see an official replacement or abstraction layer that's guaranteed to remain stable across runtimes. That would make library development much cleaner than relying on platform-specific SysLib* implementations or conditional compilation everywhere. Until there's clearer guidance, my approach has been to isolate the locking mechanism behind a small wrapper interface. If CODESYS changes the recommended API in the future, only that wrapper needs to be updated instead of every library that uses it. It isn't perfect, but it's made maintenance much easier. https://forge.codesys.com/forge/talk/Engineering/thread/e6c20a740e/ https://zapgames.io/
Last updated: 2026-07-14

Post by hluecke on Codesys Virtual Safe Control mit Weidmüller UR20 FSOE Modulen ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hallo, ich versuche mit der Codesys Virtual Safe Control zwei Weidmüller UR20 FSOE Module zu betreiben. Allerdings läuft das zweite Modul nie an (Diagnosecode 16#C105), auch die Prozessdaten werden nicht aktualisiert. Jedes Modul einzeln läuft, auch bei getauschter Reihenfolge läuft immer das zweite Modul nicht an. Codesys Version 3.5.22.30 mit den aktuellsten Packages. Weidmüller UR20 FBC-EC und die Module auf aktuellem Firmwarestand, neueste Gerätebschreibungsdateien. Was mich dabei auch irritiert, ist dass beim ersten Gerät im E/A-Abbild mehr Ausgänge angezeigt werden, als beim Zweiten. Hat schon einmal jemand so eine Kombination in Betrieb gehabt oder ein ähnliches Verhalten erlebt? Vielen Dank!
Last updated: 2026-09-30

Post by spiessli on Raspberry Pi 4 with Legacy Drivers and Codesys 3.5.19 Patch 4 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Thanks for the suggestion, I have tried it eagerly: I have updated all packages to latest version with Codesys Installer and installed newest runtime and gateway on Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately, the error is still there. As soon as I add the SM_Drive_Servo to the device tree, I get the error below when generating the code. Reverting SM3_Basic to version 4.14 makes the error disappear. ------ Übersetzungslauf gestartet: Applikation: Device.Application ------- Code typisieren... Code erzeugen... [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0032: Typ 'Unbekannter Typ: 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL(pParam, 0)'' kann nicht in Typ 'LREAL' konvertiert werden [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0046: Bezeichner 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' nicht definiert [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0035: Programmname, Funktion oder Funktionsbausteinstanz an Stelle von 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' erwartet [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0032: Typ 'Unbekannter Typ: 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL(pParam, 0)'' kann nicht in Typ 'LREAL' konvertiert werden [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0046: Bezeichner 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' nicht definiert [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0035: Programmname, Funktion oder Funktionsbausteinstanz an Stelle von 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' erwartet [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0032: Typ 'Unbekannter Typ: 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL(pParam, 0)'' kann nicht in Typ 'LREAL' konvertiert werden [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0046: Bezeichner 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' nicht definiert [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0035: Programmname, Funktion oder Funktionsbausteinstanz an Stelle von 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' erwartet [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0032: Typ 'Unbekannter Typ: 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL(pParam, 0)'' kann nicht in Typ 'LREAL' konvertiert werden [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0046: Bezeichner 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' nicht definiert [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0035: Programmname, Funktion oder Funktionsbausteinstanz an Stelle von 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' erwartet [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0032: Typ 'Unbekannter Typ: 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL(pParam, 0)'' kann nicht in Typ 'LREAL' konvertiert werden [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0046: Bezeichner 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' nicht definiert [FEHLER] sm3_drive_servo, 4.10.0.0 (codesys): GetStandardConfigParams [AXIS_REF_SERVO]: C0035: Programmname, Funktion oder Funktionsbausteinstanz an Stelle von 'ConfigGetParameterValueLREAL' erwartet Übersetzung abgeschlossen -- 15 Fehler, 0 Warnungen : Kein Download möglich
Last updated: 2023-12-20

Post by timo on String nach erlaubten/unerlaubten Zeichen durchsuchen ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hallo, Ich bastele gerade an einer möglichst einfachen Möglichkeit mit der ich prüfen kann ob ein String Sonderzeichen enthält. Mein Ansatz ist ein ST FB mit einer Case Schrittkette. Ich vergleiche jedes Zeichen des Strings mit allen Zeichen eines vorher definierten Strings erlaubter Zeichen, der A-Z, a-z und 0-9 enthält und ggf angepasst werden kann, wenn ich weitere Zeichen erlaube. Leider wird meine j Zählervariable nicht richtig ausgeführt. Hat da jemand eine Idee? Oder gibt es eine einfachere Lösung/einen fertigen FB den ich mir anschauen kann? FUNCTION_BLOCK Sonderzeichen_Check VAR_INPUT inputString : STRING; // Zu prüfender String startCheck : BOOL; // Startsignal END_VAR VAR_OUTPUT ok : BOOL; // TRUE, wenn keine ungültigen Zeichen END_VAR VAR i : INT := 1; // Input-String Zähler j : INT := 1; // erlaubte Zeichen Zähler allowedChars: STRING := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789'; // Erlaubte Zeichen currentChar : STRING[1]; // Aktuelles Zeichen step : INT := 0; // Schritt END_VAR CASE step OF 0: // Warten auf Start IF startCheck THEN step := 10; END_IF 10: // Initialisierungen i := 1; j := 1; ok := TRUE; // Standard: ok step := 20; 20: // Durchgehen des Eingangs-Strings IF i <= LEN(inputString) THEN currentChar := MID(inputString, i, 1); // Aktuelles Zeichen step := 30; ELSE step := 70; // Alle Zeichen ok END_IF 30: // Durchgehen der erlaubten Zeichen IF j <= LEN(allowedChars) THEN step := 40; // Zu Schritt 40 ELSE step := 60; // Ungültiges Zeichen END_IF 40: // Vergleich IF currentChar = MID(allowedChars, j, 1) THEN i := i + 1; // Nächstes Zeichen im Input step := 20; ELSE j := j + 1; // Nächstes erlaubtes Zeichen step := 30; END_IF 60: // Ungültiges Zeichen ok := FALSE; // Setze auf FALSE step := 0; 70: // Alle Zeichen ok step := 0; END_CASE
Last updated: 2025-01-20

Post by otbeka on CAA File Handling: "Read only" error ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, On CODESYS V3.5.19.50 I am using the latest 3S File Access library (CAA File & CAA Types) to save and retrieve configuration data from the User Data section of an SD card, via file called config.txt. The application reads the file to memory once upon initialisation, and then the only other operation is overwriting the file with the updated configuration whenever the user changes the settings. An issue is ocurring, seemingly randomly, where the config.txt file, and all surrounding directories, cannot be written to by the unit, returning a READ_ONLY_CAA error upon file open. This sometimes does not clear even after power-cycling the PLC several times, yet checking the file permissions with ls -l shows normal read, write, and execute access. I am wondering if this is caused by the PLC itself or by an issue in my application. I have included my CAA File handler function block (SD_Card_Bin(FB).txt) and any associated types/calls below: TYPE ConfigData : STRUCT Config : ARRAY[0..256] OF STRING(64); NumberOfStrings : UDINT; END_STRUCT END_TYPE TYPE Buffer : STRUCT Data : ARRAY[0..SIZEOF(ConfigData)] OF BYTE; DataLength : UDINT; END_STRUCT END_TYPE A case within my MAIN PRG: mode.WriteConfigDataToFile: VisuElems.CURRENTVISU := 'Screen_Write'; IF xModeHasChanged THEN iErrorCount := 0; iRoute := 0; END_IF CASE iRoute OF 0: inBuffer := ConfigData_To_Buffer(GVL.UnitData); xConfigError := FALSE; xDataConfigured := FALSE; iRoute := 1; 1 : //Read Data from Card SD_Card_Bin.strFileName :=FileName; SD_Card_Bin.iFileOperation := 2; SD_Card_Bin(xExecute :=TRUE, WriteBuffer := inBuffer, xDone =>xDataConfigured, xError=>xConfigError, strErrorCodes=>strError); IF xDataConfigured THEN SD_Card_Bin(xExecute :=FALSE); IF xConfigError THEN iRoute := 32767; ELSE iRoute :=100; END_IF END_IF 100: // The end bCurMode := mode.DisplayProcessVariables; 32767: // Config error iErrorCount := iErrorCount + 1; IF iErrorCount > 2 THEN // Repeats 3 times, if no progress abandons and returns error bCurMode := mode.WriteError; ELSE iRoute := 0; // Try again END_IF END_CASE I'd like to rule out my application as the cause of this bug - help via comments or criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Last updated: 2025-03-19

Post by gunstr on CODESYS control on RPi starts, shortly runs, then exits ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Thank you very much for the quick answer! The RPi hw were delivered last week so it's probably a resent version. I found an old scrapped board (2 years or so) with a broken GPIO that I tested with the same SD card image and with that board Codeys can run for the full 2h demo period without issues. Then I went back the the new board to test the 4.17.0.0 release but the installation fails... [INFORMATION] Standard output: create and install daemon [INFORMATION] Standard output: codesyscontrol started [WARNING] Unable to detect Raspberry Pi Architecture. Setting armv6l as default, you can change this through the settings panel. [INFORMATION] Standard output: codesyscontrol stopped [ERROR] Expected exit value of command failed: expected 0, received 1 [WARNING] Error setting the Raspberry Pi Architecture [ERROR] Error installing codesyscontrol Do you have any idea what could be the reason? I'm using an OS image including Python drivers for LCD and some I/O:s from last year to keep things stable, but also after upgrading with sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade I still get the same error Reverting back to 4.15.00 works fine: [INFORMATION] Standard output: create and install daemon [INFORMATION] Standard output: codesysedge started [INFORMATION] Successfully installed codesyscontrol [INFORMATION] Successfully started CODESYS Edge Gateway for Linux [INFORMATION] Successfully started CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi SL but as before the Codesys services stops after 30 seconds. And I noticed that the Codesys control stops and is not reachable also if I have no application loaded.
Last updated: 2025-09-02

Post by anonymous on Hi, I try to send and receive data using a UDP connection via SysSocket 3.5.17.0. While sending data works fine, I have problems with the receiving part. I am able to capture the received data of client side in wireshark But unable to capture it on the codesys ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I try to send and receive data using a UDP connection via SysSocket 3.5.17.0. While sending data works fine, I have problems with the receiving part.I am able to capture the data of client side in wireshark but i am unable to capture it in the codesys. Heres the below part of code of client side. PROGRAM POU_udpclient_program VAR istep : INT := 1;//step variable for state machine xStart: BOOL;// Flag to start the UDP protocol iecSocketId: syssocket_interfaces.RTS_IEC_HANDLE;//socket handle for receiving iecCreateResult: syssocket_interfaces.RTS_IEC_RESULT; ipAddr: syssocket.SOCKADDRESS;//Socket address structure for receiving sIpAddress : STRING := '192.168.0.2'; wPort: WORD:= 12346; iecConnectResult : syssocket_interfaces.RTS_IEC_RESULT;//connect paramters sDataRec : STRING[255];//Buffer for received data xiRecBytes : __XINT;//number of bytes received iecRecResult : syssocket_interfaces.RTS_IEC_RESULT;//receive data parameters iecCloseResult : syssocket_interfaces.RTS_IEC_RESULT; END_VAR syssocket.SysSockInetAddr(sIpAddress,ADR(ipAddr.sin_addr)); ipAddr.sin_family := syssocket.SOCKET_AF_INET; ipAddr.sin_port := syssocket.SysSockHtons(wPort); CASE istep OF 1: //create socket IF xStart THEN iecSocketId:= syssocket.SysSockCreate(syssocket.SOCKET_AF_INET,syssocket.SOCKET_DGRAM,syssocket.SOCKET_IPPROTO_IP,ADR(iecCreateResult)); IF iecSocketId = syssocket_interfaces.RTS_INVALID_HANDLE THEN xStart := FALSE; istep := 1; ELSE istep := 2; END_IF END_IF 2: //connect to socket server using setoption iecConnectResult := syssocket.SysSockSetOption(iecSocketId,syssocket.SOCKET_SOL,syssocket.SOCKET_SO_REUSEADDR,ADR(ipAddr),SIZEOF(ipAddr)); istep := 3; 3: //receive data xiRecBytes := syssocket.SysSockRecvFrom(iecSocketId,ADR(sDataRec),SIZEOF(sDataRec),0,ADR(ipAddr),SIZEOF(ipAddr),ADR(iecRecResult)); istep := 4; 4: //close socket iecCloseResult:= syssocket.SysSockClose(iecSocketId); xStart := FALSE; istep := 1; END_CASE
Last updated: 2024-06-03

Post by mariussandu on OPC-UA ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello, I am experiencing an intermittent OPC UA server issue on CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi SL 4.21.0.0. Runtime information: codesyscontrol 4.21.0.0 Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1 - 4Gb OPC UA Server: CmpOPCUAServer 3.5.22.x Server IP: 192.168.0.110 OPC UA endpoint: opc.tcp://192.168.0.110:4840 The main OPC UA client is Node-RED running on 192.168.0.111. This has an active subscription with some tags and also some write functions active. The system normally works correctly for a period, but at some time the OPC UA communication stopped. Node-RED started reconnecting continuously but could not reconnect. I also tried connecting using UaExpert, but UaExpert returned: BadTimeout At the same time, the PLC application itself was still running. Before restarting CODESYS, I captured the TCP connections. The OPC UA server was still listening: tcp 11 0 192.168.0.110:4840 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN However, there were many connections from the Node-RED client stuck in CLOSE_WAIT: 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:45008 CLOSE_WAIT 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:53678 CLOSE_WAIT 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:44032 CLOSE_WAIT 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:36612 CLOSE_WAIT 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:45012 CLOSE_WAIT 192.168.0.110:4840 192.168.0.111:36592 CLOSE_WAIT ... Some of these sockets also had data remaining in Recv-Q, for example: Recv-Q = 61 Recv-Q = 121 There were roughly 15–20 OPC UA connections in CLOSE_WAIT. Restarting only the CODESYS runtime immediately restored OPC UA communication. After restart: LISTEN 0 10 192.168.0.110:4840 and both Node-RED and UaExpert can connect normally again. There are no obvious OPC UA errors during startup or in log. On RPI 2 I had a memory leak regarding OPCUA so I had to upgrade to RPI4. What can I do in this case? Thank you!
Last updated: 2026-08-26

Post by alessandro on SysMemCmp SysMemCpy ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
VAR Data1:ARRAY[1..10] OF SINT ; Data2:ARRAY[1..10] OF SINT ; Data3:ARRAY[1..10] OF SINT ; Data4:ARRAY[1..10] OF SINT ; ex_1 : BOOL ; ex_2 : BOOL ; enable : BOOL :=0 ; END_VAR // PROGRAM // The scope of this example is compare and copy the values of two ARRAY only if some value is different using SysMemCmp and SysMemCpy. // In this 2 example we don't use a FOR cicle for do this, and pBuffer1 and pBuffer2 is just a pointer to ARRAY. See details in Library util.SysMem of Codesys // The compare funcion util.SysMem.SysMemCmp is bidirectional if Data1 chanege respect Data2 ex_1 go to 1 and if Data2 change respect Data1 also // but the copy function util.SysMem.SysMemCpy work only from source ARRAY pSrc:=ADR(Data1) to destination ARRAY pDest:=ADR(Data2) // Example 1 Full ARRAY compare and copy // This compare 2 different equal ARRAY and if there is some difference ex_1 go to 1 and if you give enable he copy Data1 in Data2 ex_1 := TO_BOOL(util.SysMem.SysMemCmp(pBuffer1:=ADR(Data1), pBuffer2:=ADR(Data2), udiCount:=SIZEOF(Data1))); IF ex_1 AND enable THEN util.SysMem.SysMemCpy(pDest:=ADR(Data2), pSrc:=ADR(Data1), udiCount:=SIZEOF(Data1)); END_IF // Example 2 Only selected area of the ARRAY compare and copy // This compare 2 different equal ARRAY starting from position number [3] for 4 byte in this case start at position [3] and finish at position number [6] // and if there is some difference only in area [3..6] of the ARRAY ex_2 go to 1 if you give enalbe he copy Data3[3..6] in Data4[3..6] // if something change in other array position[0..2] or [7..10] are ingnored ex_2 := TO_BOOL(util.SysMem.SysMemCmp(pBuffer1:=ADR(Data3[3]), pBuffer2:=ADR(Data4[3]), udiCount:=4)); IF ex_2 AND enable THEN util.SysMem.SysMemCpy(pDest:=ADR(Data4[3]), pSrc:=ADR(Data3[3]), udiCount:=4); END_IF // Attention udiCount input is intended in <byte> in the example 1 I pass to udiCount:=SIZEOF(Data1) for compare and copy the intere ARRAY and // SIZEOF pass the size of intere ARRAY in byte to the function input, in this 2 examples I used variable type SINT each one occupie 1 byte and one position in the ARRAY // and in the example 2 I pass udiCount:=4 for compare and copy only 4 position of Data3/4[3..6] if you want to extend this example and use it for an ARRAY OF WORD // remember that each WORD will occupe 2 byte (16 bit) and you will have to pass udiCount:=SIZEOF(Data1) if you need to compare intere ARRAY example 1 // but need udiCount:=(42) for the example 2 because need to compare and copy 4 word each occupie 2 byte (16 bit). // For REAL (32 bit) need udiCount:=SIZEOF(44) for LREAL or (64 bit) need udiCount:=SIZEOF(416) // a good rule is calculate the dimension of the ARRAY in byte without empty space at the end, multiple of data type number for variable bigger then 8 bit // Example : If you want to create an ARRAY for 5 REAL (32 bit) each occupie 4 byte the correct size is ARRAY[0..19] OF REAL 54=20 position. // NOTE : In the example the position of compare function util.SysMem.SysMemCmp is first and the copy function util.SysMem.SysMemCpy inside the IF is after // in one cycle of the program the two array is compared and if there is some difference and enable are copied. // If you move util.SysMem.SysMemCmp after the IF cycle he will copare the ARRAY in the current cycle but the copy of the value will do in the next cycle.</byte>
Last updated: 2025-10-24

Post by clarenced on ERROR: Calling the program "AlarmStorage_Prg" is not allowed from multiple tasks ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Using codesys v3.5 SP21 Patch 1. We are using Visualization to display alarms. Other then the automatically created AlarmManagerTask, there is no code written to call AlarmStorage_Prg. Any ideas why we would be seeing this error in the log? The runtime actually shutdown. Not sure if that was caused by this error or not. 2025-08-03T02:45:35.444Z, 0x00001012, 4, 0, 0, * ERROR: Calling the program "AlarmStorage_Prg" is not allowed from multiple tasks. 2025-08-03T03:48:15.294Z, 0x00001012, 4, 0, 0, * ERROR: Calling the program "AlarmStorage_Prg" is not allowed from multiple tasks. 2025-08-03T04:38:11.557Z, 0x00000103, 65544, 1, 0, runtime received SIGABRT - system may be in an inconsistent state * We recommend a reboot of the controller now! * 2025-08-03T04:38:11.576Z, 0x0000010f, 8, 1, 0, #### Exception: SysSemEnter - Semaphore deadlock detected - owner thread died [tid:726740] - system may be in an inconsistent state. 2025-08-03T04:38:11.576Z, 0x00000103, 65544, 1, 0, runtime received SIGABRT - system may be in an inconsistent state * We recommend a reboot of the controller now! 2025-08-03T04:38:11.576Z, 0x00000001, 8, 260, 3, #### Exception: HANDLED EXCPT* <excpt>NonContinuable</excpt> in CH_COMM_CYCLE 2025-08-03T04:40:12.308Z, 0x00000001, 1, 0, 35, CODESYS Control shutdown... 2025-08-03T04:40:13.436Z, 0x00000071, 1, 0, 13, Webserver stopped 2025-08-03T04:40:13.437Z, 0x00000114, 2, 1, 0, !!!! Warning: task_signalhandler_exit [MainTask] lost cycles: 14809 2025-08-03T04:40:13.497Z, 0x00000001, 1, 0, 10, [UNLOADED] IEC|Dynamic: <cmp>IecVarAccess</cmp>, <id>0x00001007</id> <ver>3.5.3.64</ver> 2025-08-03T04:40:13.506Z, 0x00000001, 1, 0, 10, [UNLOADED] IEC|Dynamic: <cmp>AlarmMgr</cmp>, <id>0x00001012</id> <ver>4.7.0.0</ver> 2025-08-03T04:40:13.513Z, 0x00000071, 2, 0, 14, !!!! Warning: Unbalanced calls to WebServerRequestRunning/WebServerReleaseRunning 2025-08-03T04:40:13.513Z, 0x00000001, 1, 0, 10, [UNLOADED] IEC|Dynamic: <cmp>IECVisualization</cmp>, <id>0x0000100c</id> <ver>4.7.0.0</ver> 2025-08-03T04:40:13.611Z, 0x00000124, 1, 0, 0, Provider 'AddressSpaceFragment Provider' (version 0x3051500) unregisterd at the OPC UA server. 2025-08-03T04:40:13.611Z, 0x00000124, 1, 0, 0, Provider 'OPC UA for IEC-61131-3' (version 0x3051500) unregisterd at the OPC UA server. 2025-08-03T04:50:17.708Z, 0x00000001, 1, 0, 36, CODESYS Control shutdown done
Last updated: 2025-08-04

Post by rossanoparis on After un upgrade of "CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi MC SL" from v4.7 to v4.9 SysFileOpen function stopped working ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello at all. After un upgrade of "CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi MC SL" from v4.7 to v4.9 SysFileOpen function stopped working. I'm not able to read or write files from the PLC application. Before this upgrade all worked fine. I've read this thread [ https://forge.codesys.com/forge/talk/Engineering/thread/3da9ded84e/ ] Despite I followed that indications I couldn't get my code working again. Perhaps I'm missing something or I didn't understand how to use placeholders at all. Is there a different syntax to use for "SysFileOpen" in order to use placeholders? Thanks in advance for your help. Information Compiler: CODESYS V3.5 SP19 Patch 2 Runtime: codesyscontrol 4.9.0 HW: KUNBUS RevPi Connect S Below the paths I want to access (The entire CODESYSControl_User.cfg file is attached) [SysFile] PlaceholderFilePath.1=/home/pi/hpca/bin, $hpcabin$ PlaceholderFilePath.2=/home/pi/hpca/cfg, $hpcacfg$ PlaceholderFilePath.3=/home/pi/hpca/logs, $hpcalogs$ PlaceholderFilePath.4=/home/pi/hpca/resources, $hpcares$
Last updated: 2023-08-22

Post by ryandmg on Web Client (HMI) Disconnects from Webvisu (Weidmuller u-OS) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Thanks So Much for the reply! Were using the Weidmuller UV66-ADV-10-CAP-W The HMI is pointed to the URL which is assigned through u-OS. Basically when you log into the controller's webserver via browser you can view the installed apps. One of which is the Codesys runtime. When you click on that it takes you to the visualization. That corresponding url is what the HMI is looking for. I apologize I don't have that on hand as I'm in the office right now. I don't think I tried connecting using the port you mentioned and https in lieu of the u_OS URL. I can certainly try. Out of the box the u-OS is set for HTTP. Since we're isolated I havent changed that yet. When this has happened while logged on via chrome on my laptop, simply refreshing brings the visualization right back. In the case of the HMI in kiosk mode, we power cycle the HMI to force a reconnect, log back in u-OS and the visualization is back.
Last updated: 2023-09-06

Post by danwoodlock on RPI Zero w - Edge gateway cant install ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello all, First post. I recently acquired an RPI zero W from amazon, and have been using it with Codesys v3.5 SP19 patch 2. I first got it working yesterday, and after installing the runtime on the Pi, I was prompted to install the edge gateway. Installation of the edge gateway failed because of unsupported architecture, undeterred I was able to connect to the pi and program as I wanted. The issue I've noticed is that if I do not load anything to the pi overnight, I can then no longer connect to the pi and download, although I can still ping it from my pc. I found that if I power cycle the PI, I am then able to connect again, and it works as normal. I did some googling and found instances where people recommended downloading the newest edge gateway, which brings me here. Wondering if there are any suggestions, or if this is a known issue. I actually tried installing all 3 versions of edge gateway for science, but all fail with the same message. Thanks -Dan
Last updated: 2023-09-13

Post by manuknecht on Persistence Manager does not save alphabetically first value ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
After some more digging I realized that I get an error on the PLC Logger saying PersistenceChannel: 150 (invalid type in data: SimpleLibrary). I suppose the issue could be found in the ConfigData, which is automatically generated and which looks like this: 1 9##83 SimpleLibrary#GVL.aMoreZeros.[1]#0#64512#15#0 <[2]#0#64520#15#0 <[3]#0#64528#15#0 <[4]#0#64536#15#0 <#0#64544#15#0 <[6]#0#64552#15#0 <<lrVar#0#64560#15#0 <strVar#0#64428#16#80 <uiDummy#0#64370#11#0 Perhaps the fact that the variable is stored within a library confused the compiler? I tried changing the PersistenceChannel parameters to xCompressTags := FALSE which changed the entry in the data file from _xCompressTags BOOL:TRUE _xCompressTags BOOL:FALSE but the actual content of the data file and also the config data did not change.
Last updated: 2023-10-17

Post by riccardo on VisuElems.CurrentUserGroupId is not stable ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Goodmorning TimvH, Thanks for the reply. I don't know if your solution solve my trouble yet, I am going to see the link you sent me. In the mean time I try to explane better what I need to do. I have a turbine system that get in alarm under some condition (E.g low speed of turbine) and block the itself. When the system is stoped there is no speed turbine and the system cannot start. To give to the operetor the possibility to bypass the alarms, there is an acknoledgement alarm pushbutton. This bypass must not work for everyone but only for those client that perform the login by (User Management). Furthermore, if the user perform the (manual or automatic) logout in alarm conditions, the acknowlegment must be annulled and block the system again. To do this, I need to know if an operator is logged in the page and is working to fix the problem; otherwise the syste must autoturn off again. Now I go to study your solution, if I have explaned better and you have another idea tell me please.
Last updated: 2023-11-16

Post by annd on Migration von "CODESYS Control for PFC200 SL" zu WAGO FW26 "CODESYS V3.5.19.2" ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hallo, da Wago nun von eCockpit zum offenen "CODESYS Development System V3" wechselt, möchte ich meinen bestehenden 750-8212 von der PFC200 SL auf die Wago Firmware umstellen. Welche Schritte sind dabei notwendig? Den Controller würde ich auf die aktuelle FW 26 updaten und die 3.5.19.2 von Wago mit den Descriptions verwenden. Reicht es im Codesys Projektbaum mit "Gerät aktualisieren" auf den Wago Controller zu wechseln? Es wird dann statt dem "Pfc200Bus"ein leerer K-Bus und ein leerer Com-Port angezeigt. Müssen die einzelnen Module dann darunter neu angelegt und alle E/A Variablen manuell neu eingetragen werden? Das exportieren und danach wieder importieren funktioniert nicht, weil die Namen bzw. Adressen unterschiedlich sind. Ist das so richtig? Kann der Block "Modbus_COM_Port - Modbus_Master_COM_Port - Modbus_Slave" so bleiben wie bisher oder muss das auch unter dem neuen COM-Port neu angelegt werden? Für ein paar Hinweise wäre ich dankbar. Schöne Grüße, annD
Last updated: 2023-11-17

Post by annd on Migration von "CODESYS Control for PFC200 SL" zu WAGO FW26 "CODESYS V3.5.19.2" ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Ich hab's hinbekommen: Nach dem Controller Update hab ich ein neues Projekt gemacht und nur den PFC200(8212) eingefügt (es erscheint dann ein leerer Kbus und eine serielle Schnittstelle COM1). Dann hab ich mich am Controller eingeloggt und den Kbus (Rechtsklick: Geräte suchen) mit allen Modulen automatisch ergänzen lassen. Bei den leeren Modulen hab ich dann das E/A-Abbild in csv exportiert. Dasselbe hab ich bei meinem alten "PFC200 SL" Projekt gemacht. Und dann in Excel alle Variablennamen in die leeren csv kopiert und danach wieder im neuen Projekt importiert. Dann hab ich noch alle Programmblöcke, Tasks, Visualisierungen und auch Modbus TCP Master u. Slave und auch Modbus COM Port Master und Slave in das neue Projekt kopiert. Weiters hab ich alle notwendigen Bibliotheken im Bibliotheksverwalter eingefügt. Dann noch ein paar kleine Fehler korrigiert (ich musst einen anderen Block zum Lesen der Uhrzeit nehmen) bis ich das neue Projekt fehlerfrei übersetzen konnte. Dann konnte ich es auf den Wago Controller übertragen und direkt starten. Es sieht so aus, dass alles läuft. Gruß annD
Last updated: 2023-11-18

Post by xgongx on What is the insights of IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
It is well known that you need to increase the value of IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow to solve the "Fieldbus lost synchronicity" issue. In the official document, IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow is explained as the toleration of a certain jitter. But the official document doesn't explain what kind of the jitter is. Is it the jitter of DC sync deviation, master timer or something else? It is very important to know the insights of IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow. For example, if it is the toleration of DC sync deviation, and the official recommending value is 200us for CODESYS SoftMotion. It means maximum of DC sync deviation is 200us. It is unacceptable for some high precision motion control tasks, for example high speed gear task, etc. Increasing the value of IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow will increase the deviation of motor rotation sync if it is the toleration of DC sync deviation. So, would anyone tell me what the insights of IoDrvEtherCAT.DCInSyncWindow is? Thanks.
Last updated: 2024-07-09

Post by simone on Cannot connect to webvisu on localhost ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
As I wrote before on the title, I have difficulties to connect to see webvisu from localhost. The story: while waiting for the plc+hmi to arrive, I'm preparing the software, mainly the visual parts trough the control Win3 x64 (same version as the ide 3.5.20.10). The problem is that I can't see the webvisu with the installed webbrowser. I don't know if this is a problem, but I changed the port to 9001 (randomly "free") because 80, 8000, 8080, 8088, 3000 are all occupied by other projects (all on the Apache server). Is there something wrong with the config file? This is the url: localhost:9001/webvisu_app.htm and here the config file part "CmpWebServer". [CmpWebServer] ;The handling of startup/shutdown of the webserver: ;0->automatically start, shutdown only on shutdown of the runtime;1->automatically start, could be shutdown on demand ;2(default)->start/shutdown on demand;3->start on demand, shutdown only on shutdown of the runtime StartupType=0 ;The TCP port the webserver listens on WebServerPortNr=9001 LocalAddress=localhost ;LocalAdapterName=LAN-Connection LocalAdapterName=EthernetPCPLC ;LocalAdapterNameUnicode=L\00A\00N\00-\00C\00o\00n\00n\00e\00c\00t\00i\00o\00n\00 LocalAdapterNameUnicode=E\00t\00h\00e\00r\00n\00e\00t\00P\00C\00P\00L\00C\00 Thanks for all the help!
Last updated: 2024-07-11

Post by faceplant on CmpDynamicText unresolved references ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello! I am new to codesys so I am sorry if this is not the right place to ask this question. I am using codesys V3.5 SP20 Patch 1 + (64-bit) and a Groov EPIC PLC (GRV-EPIC-PR2). I am trying to build and deploy my application to the PLC, but when I log in I get 6 errors (codesys_error.png). It seems that the errors have to do with the CmpDynamicText system library which I have as version 3.5.20.0. I have tried to add CmpDynamicText to the ComponentManager section in the PLC's CODESYSControl.cfg file as described in this forum post and still hit the same error. I noticed that the library is grayed out in the library manager, which I think might be the issue. However I don't remember if it was grayed out before I encountered this issue. Please let me know if I can provide anymore info. Thank you!!!
Last updated: 2024-07-19

Post by timvh on How to implement an interface (IElement)? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
See: https://forge.codesys.com/prj/codesys-example/element-collect/home/Home/ This contains an application "OnlineChangeSafeLinkedListExample". What you should do is create a new interface which has your "Priority" property. Then your FB should extend the base element function block and implement your own interface: E.g. FUNCTION_BLOCK MyElement EXTENDS COL.LinkedListElementBase IMPLEMENTS I_MyInterface Then the __QUERYINTERFACE does the magic to check if your "element" also implements your interface. Something like this: // Compares this element with itfElement. // Returns 0 if the elements are equal, < 0 if the element is less than itfElement, // > 0 if the element is greater than itfElement. // This method will be called from sorted collections (e.g. |COL.SortedList|) to sort the elements. // IMPORTANT: The underlying value to be compared with MUST NOT be changed during the lifecycle of the object. METHOD ElementCompareTo : INT VAR_INPUT (* The element to compare*) itfElement : COL.IElement; END_VAR VAR itfIntElement : I_MyInterface; xResult : BOOL; END_VAR // We use integer iInt1 for sorting. xResult := __QUERYINTERFACE(itfElement, itfIntElement); IF xResult THEN IF iInt1 < itfIntElement.Priority THEN ElementCompareTo := -1; ELSIF iInt1 > itfIntElement.Priority THEN ElementCompareTo := 1; ELSE ElementCompareTo := 0; END_IF ELSE ElementCompareTo := -1; END_IF
Last updated: 2024-07-22

Post by trusty-squire on CNC - How to manipulate SMC_GeoInfo objects ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I have an application using CNC GCode interpolation, but I need to modify the GCode provided to the PLC based on certain parameters. I am currently attempting to modify the SMC_GeoInfo objects in the SMC_OutQueue using the code below. Note that all the other code is pretty standard and works fine, but when I add the below it errors. PROGRAM TEST VAR fbReadCncFile : SMC_ReadNCFile2; fbCncInterpreter : SMC_NCInterpreter; arrCncInterpreter : ARRAY[1..99] OF SMC_GeoInfo; pGeoInfo: POINTER TO SMC_GeoInfo; giGeoInfo: SMC_GeoInfo; // ... END_VAR // ... Some code here in order to read CNC file using SMC_ReadNCFile2 and provide to SMC_NCInterpreter pGeoInfo := SMC_GetObj(poq:=ADR(fbCncInterpreter.poqDataOut), n:=1); IF pGeoInfo <> 0 THEN giGeoInfo := pGeoInfo^; // Do some manipulation here, then update the queue at the same position MC_SetObj(poq:=ADR(fbCncInterpreter.poqDataOut) , n:=0 , pgi:=ADR(giGeoInfo) ); END_IF It throws an error when I get to the line giGeoInfo := pGeoInfo^; Error: EXCEPTION [AccessViolation] occured: App=[Sim.Device.Application], Task=[PathTask] How do I use SMC_GetObj and access the data? It creates a pointer with the value as shown in the photo, but all the dereferenced values say dereference of invalid pointer.
Last updated: 2024-07-26

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 karel-bas on Loosing connection to emulation running on Linux ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello, I am trying to emulate my code but for some reason my Codesys IDE keeps loosing connection to the emulator. I am constantly pinging virtual machine on which its running and its running fine, but codesys refuses to reconect to it, and is not able to rediscover it. Codesys 3.5 SP20 Patch 1 I have linux installed like image in attachment.(using version 4.12) Linux VM is set up to use up to 4 cores and 8gb of ram, with nothing else runing on it. I dont have a license so I am aware that the emulation shouldnt run for more then 120 minutes I am able to, login, get sysinfo, reboot etc from codesys IDE for certain period of time (5minutes) then my connection gets lost, sometimes I can login again, but sometimes i have to reboot the VM. Any suggestions what might be the issue ?
Last updated: 2024-09-19

Post by z870623 on About CPU Loading ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I am running a runtime environment on an ARM A35 dual-core processor (1.5GHz) and have encountered some issues. The CPU load (both CPU0 and CPU1) occasionally spikes above 50% before returning to normal, and this happens around 2-3 times per minute. At the same time, I’ve noticed that the Max Cycle Time in the Codesys monitoring screen shows much worse performance compared to the A53 (1.2GHz), with nearly double the cycle time. The optimizations I have made so far are as follows: Set the CPU to performance mode. Isolated CPUs: CPU0 is dedicated to running Linux services and the runtime itself, while CPU1 runs the EtherCAT task and the MainTask. Despite CPU1 only running these two tasks, the utilization still increases above 50%, which I find unreasonable. Additionally, I performed tests using cyclictest both without and with the runtime running. The performance is shown in the following image: From the results, I believe the CPU performance should be fine, but I am unsure why the monitoring results are not as expected. The testing outcomes should ideally be as close as possible to the cyclictest results. Does anyone have related solutions to this issue?
Last updated: 2024-10-14

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