SafetyApp - Exchange 8 bits from EtherCAT Safety Module to PLC mapping issue
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SafetyApp - Exchange 8 bits from EtherCAT Safety Module to PLC mapping issue
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Connection between Beijer PLC and Schneider Tesys-Island using Modbus TCP
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Connection between Beijer PLC and Schneider Tesys-Island using Modbus TCP
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Post by wiresplus on How to Connect / Go Online without re-downloading the project
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Hello, I have a PLC in a remote location. I can connect to it, but when I use a different PC, it asks me to re-download to the PLC - which will a) interrupt production and b) cause version issues. Codesys being open-source, if someone else has made changes, I need to be able to connect, upload the current project, compare it with mine and then decide what next. Every time I connect, it says Warning: An application 'Application' is currently in RUN mode on the PLC. As there is no matching compile information, this existing application needs to be replaced. Click 'Yes' to download the latest code or 'No' to abort. What am I doing wrong?
Last updated: 2024-04-13
Post by pernockham on Linking to IO during runtime with hot swap?
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I have a project where a single PLC shall control multiple nodes (up to 10 units?) with IO connected through profinet. Ideally each node should be identical however with time I see situations were different setups/configurations will be used. Codesys PLC (GVLs) |Profinet | |--PNIO-node-1--| | | AIO, | | DIO, | | CNT etc. | |--PNIO-node-2--| | | AIO, | | DIO, | | CNT etc. Ideally I think of a configuration through yaml/xml-files (the assignment/linking of the profinet nodes towards GVL-variables in the PLC as well as scaling, channel configration etc.). Would be grateful if someone could suggest library/-ies that can handle the following: - Verify what IO is connected to a device/node. - Hot-swap/assign link for IO towards GVLs, either automatically or through a HMI.
Last updated: 2024-10-11
Post by jrsantab on Remote connection to ifm PLC & HMI
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Post by megamax on Codesys + BeagleBone PLC +LED control
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Post by megamax on Codesys + BeagleBone PLC +LED control
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Post by bagusd on gateway problem
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hello, I have a problem with the gateway not being able to connect to the plc, does anyone know why the gateway is difficult to connect to the plc? even though the lan cable has been connected to the plc and codesys gateway V3 has been restarted, thank you
Last updated: 2023-08-25
Post by ademarvribeiro on Request for Assistance with Online Logic Changes in PLC System using Codesys
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Bom dia. Voce ja tentou fazer o upload do PLC e depois ficar online, pra ver se ocorre o mesmo erro? Good morning. Did you try to upload program from PLC, and tem goes online?
Last updated: 2024-04-10
Post by gilbert-mh on CAA net base TCP client cause PLC to crash - Kernel message : N0HZ_local_softirq_pending 80
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Hello all, I have been trying to implement a TCP client on a Festo PLC (CPX-E-CEC-M1) and it looks like it works well except that after some time (greatly varies between a few hours to more than 100h) my PLC crash. When I look into the log file the only thing I see is that before the crash happens a few kernel warnings : N0HZ_local_softirq_pending 80 and then the crash. I've looked into this warning and from what I could find on the net it seems that this is warning is triggered when the ethernet link is down. I've tried to correct this bug for quite some time and what I know is that : - The crash is caused by my TCP client, when I remove it from my code I see no crash - The crash happens more quickly the more the TCP client is used. - The time before the crash is not directly proportional to the number of communications or their size. But it looks like it is just more likely to happen if the client connect to the server at a higher frequency. - The precedent observation makes it seem unlikely that the crash is caused by some memory overflow because then the crash speed would be more proportional to the amount of data exchanged. SO from these observations, I believe that the crash could be caused by the PLC trying to connect to a server while there is some kind of issue with the ethernet link resulting in the PLC getting stuck in some indefinite state and making it crash. This still seems a bit unlikely to me because if the ethernet is down it simply shouldn't be able to contact the server and the communication would just fail which doesn't cause my PLC to crash. Has anyone encountered the same kind of problem (with the same kernel message) ? I am pretty sure the warning is not the direct cause of the crash but just an indicator that something is wrong with my PLC. Thanks in advance
Last updated: 2024-01-12
Post by fefefede on Get the numer of day
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Hello i tro to create a program to turn on or off the air condition in relationship temperature and numer of day. I can't get the number of day. I try this after installing SysTime library but this not work and have this error on debug ------ Build started: Application: Device.Sim.Device.Application ------- Typify code... Generate code... [ERROR] giorno_accensione_aria: PLC_PRG Device: PLC Logic: Application: C0032: Cannot convert type 'Unknown type: 'SysTimeCore(TRUE)'' to type 'TIME' [ERROR] giorno_accensione_aria: PLC_PRG Device: PLC Logic: Application: C0035: Program name, function or function block instance expected instead of 'SysTimeCore' [ERROR] giorno_accensione_aria: PLC_PRG Device: PLC Logic: Application: C0032: Cannot convert type 'Unknown type: 'DayOfWeek(CurrentTime)'' to type 'INT' [ERROR] giorno_accensione_aria: PLC_PRG Device: PLC Logic: Application: C0035: Program name, function or function block instance expected instead of 'DayOfWeek' [INFORMATION] giorno_accensione_aria: PLC_PRG Device: PLC Logic: Application: C0181: Related position Build complete -- 4 errors, 0 warnings : No download possible PROGRAM PLC_PRG VAR Temperatura: UDINT; AriaCondizionata: BOOL := FALSE; CurrentDayOfWeek: INT; //Variabile Giorno CurrentTime: TIME; GiornoDellaSettimana: INT; DayOfWeek: INT; END_VAR CurrentTime := SysTimeCore(TRUE); // Ottieni l'ora corrente CurrentDayOfWeek := DayOfWeek(CurrentTime); CASE GiornoDellaSettimana OF 1: // Azioni per Lunedì 2: // Martedì se più 10° accend altrimenti spegni IF Temperatura >= 10 THEN AriaCondizionata := TRUE; ELSE AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_IF 3: // Mercoledì se più di 50° accendi altrimenti spegni IF Temperatura >=50 THEN AriaCondizionata := TRUE; ELSE AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_IF 4: // Giovedì se più di 40° accendi altrimenti spegni IF Temperatura >=40 THEN AriaCondizionata := TRUE; ELSE AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_IF 5: // Venerdì se più di 50° accendi altrimenti spegni IF Temperatura >=50 THEN AriaCondizionata := TRUE; ELSE AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_IF 6: // Sabato se più di 25° accendi altrimenti spegni IF Temperatura >=25 THEN AriaCondizionata := TRUE; ELSE AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_IF 7: // Domenica sempre spenta AriaCondizionata := FALSE; END_CASE
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Post by open on How to create a stopwatch?
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Hi @ph0010421 and @Ton, Is it possible to program a stopwatch to measure a system running time when it is turn on, and pause when the system is turn off. I tried your examples when stopped, the elapsed time will then be calculated, but i need the time to be continuously counting. Warmest regards,
Last updated: 2023-12-11
Post by evanclegg on Digital Clock
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To display the current time, you’ll need to retrieve it from the system clock. In CODESYS, you can use the built-in function SysTime to get the current system time. Here’s an example of how you can use it: VAR dtCurrentTime: DATE_AND_TIME; sTime: STRING(8); END_VAR dtCurrentTime := SysTime(); sTime := TIME_TO_STRING(dtCurrentTime.t); The sTime variable now contains the current time in the format “HH:MM:SSuno online".
Last updated: 2024-02-28
Post by nilo on How to get the system time in milliseconds?
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Post by eschwellinger on codesys VLAN tagging
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no we'll an example for it but need some time.
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Post by eschwellinger on MQTT QoS 1 & 2
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give us a little more time to check.
Last updated: 2024-10-29
Post by macros8 on Alarm Management - latched variable represented as Text list
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Hi, I haven´t noticed you put the comment here. I thing it´s a bit different. What I want is to have detail errors of technology in data type e.g. INT. This variable I would latch to the corresponding error msg but I would like to get it convert to text from the text list and not keep it in INT form. Example. Main error Valve Error: SubErrors 1 - Both sensors 2 - Not retracted in time 3 - Not pulled out in time In HMI Main error + latch SubErrors => "Valve Error: Both sensors" The benefit is that text lists are part of translation and can be easily manipulated. I know I can create whole string msg in PLC but then, it lose advantage of Alarm management. Thanks. M.
Last updated: 2023-11-07
Post by jrsantab on Remote connection to ifm PLC & HMI
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Hello, We are trying to access remotely a PLC (ifm 711S) and a HMI (ifm CR1077). Both are connected to a Teltonika RUT200 router. We establish the connection with OpenVPN Connect and can ping both controllers. We have a laptop that, most of the time, will allow Codesys connection to the controllers, but we have several other computers that are unable to connect, although all of them can ping successfully. We cannot find any difference in the configuration or software installed from one PC to another. If we connect to the router by WIFI, instead of VPN, all the computers work fine. We know that scanning the network will not work over a remote connection, so we input the controller IP directly. Has anyone had a simlar problem and can offer any hint on what to check to meke the connection run?
Last updated: 2024-04-11
Post by jrsantab on Remote connection to ifm PLC & HMI
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Hello, We are trying to access remotely a PLC (ifm 711S) and a HMI (ifm CR1077). Both are connected to a Teltonika RUT200 router. We establish the connection with OpenVPN Connect and can ping both controllers. We have a laptop that, most of the time, will allow Codesys connection to the controllers, but we have several other computers that are unable to connect, although all of them can ping successfully. We cannot find any difference in the configuration or software installed from one PC to another. If we connect to the router by WIFI, instead of VPN, all the computers work fine. We know that scanning the network will not work over a remote connection, so we input the controller IP directly. Has anyone had a similar problem and can offer any hint on what to check to make the connection run?
Last updated: 2024-04-11
Post by sigurdrb on Codesys and error messages, warnings exceptions etc.
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Hi, I tried some different libraries (CmpApp etc.) to find some global variables that I could read out as a variable in the codesys environment. Do any one of you know which libraries are best suited for this, and how I can read it out? My goal is to send messages, warnings etc. to the system that communicates to the PLC. Currently if something goes wrong I need to see the logfiles, or go online with the controller. I think I could save a lot of time if I could read the errors from our user interface that is connected to the PLC by TCP/IP.
Last updated: 2024-11-06
Post by totorovic on Softmotion not working with simulation mode
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Good morning, I think that the mode Simulation does not support the Softmotion functionnality because it runs the CODESYS process with normal priority wich is not a good thing for real-time behavior. If you want to test your PLC project, please use a Codesys Control Softmotion (and your computer must have the Ethercat driver installed) or much easier, download your code into the C6 Smart. BR
Last updated: 2024-05-13
Post by andre-luis on Check if Codesys runtime is on 'Running' or 'Stopped' state?
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Just to share, for those who as me are seeking for this and had found no information anywhere in this World: Every time I stop/start the PLC runtime ( turning into 'Stopped' or 'Running' state ) the 'CODESYSControlService' appears at the Taskmanager list, which could suggest a straight correlation. I was expecting a clever solution, but this one solves for while.
Last updated: 2024-07-02
Post by yannickasselin on Connect to remote PLC via local pc and teamviewer
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Yes it is possible. I did it a lot of times using TeamViewer VPN. Unfortunately, TeamViewer VPN only works on Windows. If the remote PLC is a Codesys runtime running on Windows, you should be able to login directly using TeamViewer VPN if it is installed on the PC/PLC. If it is not Windows based, you can still do it but you need to have a Windows based PC acting as a gateway in the middle. In this case you need to enable IP Forwarding on the Windows remote PC (the gateway) and you need to setup the gateway IP address on the PLC to be the address of the Windows PC. Then you need to add a route on your local PC to point to the gateway PC for Codesys communication. I know it may not be detailed enough but I did not want to make a whole tutorial on how to do it. Bottom line, it is possible. I do it all the time.
Last updated: 2024-02-02
Post by trent on Automation server - trends stop recording - need to manually reconnect
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Hi All, I use the analysis page in automation server to capture historical trends from my PLC - i only sample one point per hour but it does the job (for now) One issue I have is I often log on to analysis page to find the system has stopped recording trends from my PLC. To fix this, I need to choose "state information" in the "List view" under PLC and click "Reconnect" When I do this I see my variables listed under "parameters" under "PLC Details" start updating again and the trend in Data analyzer continues to update. My Question, Why do I need to manually reconnect? Is there a way to get automation server to automatically reconnect to the PLC so I continue to capture data from the PLC? Regards, Trent
Last updated: 2024-10-22
Post by transmin01 on SafetyApp - Exchange 8 bits from EtherCAT Safety Module to PLC mapping issue
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Hi, I am using an "Exchange 8 bits from EtherCAT Safety Module to PLC" module which allows me to create tags in the safety environment, but how does this map to the standard PLC program? There is no entry in the IoConfig_Globals variables list. Regards Trevor
Last updated: 2023-09-27
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