Post by jzhvymetal77 on IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseTreeNode methon ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I had this code working in a previous version of CoDeSys to read variables from a GVL that were added to the Symbol configuration. The problem now is that when I get the _IBaseTreeNode_Parent, it returns a valid interface, but none of the methods or properties work. If you monitor the _IBaseTreeNode in the watch window, it does show the correct child count. However, it fails at step 30, where the child count incorrectly returns zero. In the image, you can see that the watch window displays the correct value that the property should return. Attached is the full project code. FUNCTION_BLOCK Symbols_TO_STR VAR_INPUT i_sPath : STRING(255); i_diIndexChild : DINT; i_diIndexComponent : DINT; END_VAR VAR_OUTPUT q_diChildCount : DINT; q_diComponentCount : DINT; q_sName : STRING(255); q_sValue : STRING(255); q_sType : STRING(80); q_sErrorResult : STRING(80); END_VAR VAR uiStepCopy : UINT; uiStep : UINT; uiStepProcessCopy : UINT; uiStepProcess : UINT; _IBase : IecVarAccessLibrary.IBase; _pIIecVarAccess5 : POINTER TO IecVarAccessLibrary.IIecVarAccess5; _IIecVarAccess5 : IecVarAccessLibrary.IIecVarAccess5; _RTS_IEC_RESULT : IecVarAccessLibrary.RTS_IEC_RESULT; _udiResult : UDINT; _VariableInformationStruct : IecVarAccessLibrary.VariableInformationStruct; _IBaseTreeNode_Parent : IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseTreeNode; _IBaseTreeNode_Child : IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseTreeNode; _ITypeDesc_Child : IecVarAccessLibrary.ITypeDesc; _TypeDescAsUnion_Child : IecVarAccessLibrary.TypeDescAsUnion; _arIBaseTreeNode_Child : ARRAY[0..20] OF IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseTreeNode; _TypeClass_Child : IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseLibrary.TypeClass; _psSymbolName_Child : POINTER TO STRING; _sSymbolName_Child : STRING(255); _IBaseTreeNode_Component : REFERENCE TO IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseTreeNode; _TypeClass_Component : IecVarAccessLibrary.IBaseLibrary.TypeClass; _ByteAddress_Component : __XWORD; _ByteOffset_Component : __XWORD; _sArrayIndexName_Component : STRING(20); _diArrayIndexCalc_Component : DINT; _diArrayIndexValue_Component: DINT; _psSymbolName_Component : POINTER TO STRING; _sSymbolName_Component : STRING(255); END_VAR uiStepCopy:=uiStep; uiStepProcessCopy:=uiStepProcess; CASE uiStep OF 10: // GET IBASE FROM CURRENT APP _IBase:= IecVarAccessLibrary.IecVarAccGetFirstInterface2(0); IF _IBase<>0 THEN uiStep:=20; ELSE q_sErrorResult:=CONCAT(UINT_TO_STRING(uiStep), ': IecVarAccGetFirstInterface2'); uiStep:=9000; END_IF 20: //QueryInterface IIecVarAccess5 from IBASE _pIIecVarAccess5 := _IBase.QueryInterface(IecVarAccessLibrary.ITFID_IIecVarAccess5, ADR(_RTS_IEC_RESULT)); IF _pIIecVarAccess5<>0 AND _RTS_IEC_RESULT=0 THEN _IIecVarAccess5 := _pIIecVarAccess5^; uiStep:=30; ELSE q_sErrorResult:=CONCAT(UINT_TO_STRING(uiStep), ': QueryInterface_IIecVarAccess5'); uiStep:=9000; END_IF 30: // Get IBaseTreeNode_Parent _IBaseTreeNode_Parent := _IIecVarAccess5.VarAccGetNode3(ADR(i_sPath), ADR(_VariableInformationStruct), ADR(_RTS_IEC_RESULT)); IF _IBaseTreeNode_Parent<>0 AND _RTS_IEC_RESULT=0 THEN q_diChildCount:=_IBaseTreeNode_Parent.ChildCount; uiStep:=40; ELSE q_sErrorResult:=CONCAT(UINT_TO_STRING(uiStep), ': IBaseTreeNode_Parent'); uiStep:=9000; END_IF 40: // Get IBaseTreeNod_Child IF(q_diChildCount-1>=i_diIndexChild AND i_diIndexChild >=0) THEN _IBaseTreeNode_Child := _IBaseTreeNode_Parent.GetChild(i_diIndexChild); IF _IBaseTreeNode_Child<>0 THEN uiStep:=50; ELSE q_sErrorResult:=CONCAT(UINT_TO_STRING(uiStep), ': IBaseTreeNode_Parent'); uiStep:=9000; END_IF ELSE q_sErrorResult:=CONCAT(UINT_TO_STRING(uiStep), ': i_diIndexChild OutBounds'); uiStep:=9000; END_IF
Last updated: 2025-08-20

Post by pernockham on Persistence Manager: Config File not found? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I still cannot enable persistent manager for my project (and successfully login to a device). Project compiles with no errors but during download/login it fails with the fairly limited message "one or more errors occurred". The only clue I get from the system that this messages is displayed during "Generating code..: relocation pou". Any tips pointing me in a direction how to solve this very much appreciated!
Last updated: 2025-08-22

Post by astutoski on MCP23017: inputs OK, but outputs won’t switch (CODESYS on Raspberry Pi) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi everyone, I’ve connected and configured an MCP23017 over I²C on a Raspberry Pi using the available CODESYS/RPi library. Input reading works fine (I can reliably read a digital input). However, I can’t get any output pin to change state. Example: when I try to drive PB0, the watch shows MCP23017.Out_B.0 = TRUE (1), but there is no actual output on the pin (no voltage change). Anyone solved this?
Last updated: 2025-09-17

Post by alexgooi on Licensing info not available. ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Dear Eschwellinger, Thank you for the response. Does that mean that the license-manager inside the Codesys-IDE does not work with this setup anymore? Because when I use this I get the notification that there is no dongle attached to the device (see picture). And If I insert the license by the deploy tool, can I then redeploy the Codesys virtual control container, or does this erase the license completely?
Last updated: 2025-09-30

Post by mdetrana on VPLC Section 'Gray-ed Out' ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
When evaluating Codesys functionality, I found that the VPLC tab under Deploy Control SL > Operation > VPLCs is 'gray-ed out', see attached image. I'm trying to evaluate how my infrastructure will interact with Codesys on a Raspberry Pi 4, so I'm trying to demo running it. I was going through the Codesys tutorial here, and it never shows the tab as grey, so I do not know how to proceed. Let me know if I can get any additional information that can help.
Last updated: 2025-10-09

Post by zatalian on Codesys Control for Raspberry Pi 4.10.0.0 - Raspberry Pi OS > 2023-12-05 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
There seem to be problems with the latest version of raspberry pi os 64bit (I used the lite version). The codesys control runtime crashes after a few seconds. The same runtime works on the raspberry pi image from 2023-10-10 When starting the runtime from the commandline, i get the following error: ooops... this runtime was build for RASPBERRYPI. Hardware version or firmware version not supported! (and yes, I'm running this on a raspberry pi :-)
Last updated: 2023-12-11

Post by wedahitha on Could not open library 'SysSocket23, ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi there, I am trying to open a codesys project done by someone else and Once I install all the libraries I get this error [ERROR] : Library Manager [PROJECT 01: PLC Logic: Application]: Could not open library 'SysSocket23, * (System)'. (Reason: The library 'SysSocket23, * (System)' has not been installed to the system.) SysSocket23 is a standard library and I also tried using the same OSCAT library which was from the original computer that made this code. Using CODESYS V3.5 SP18 Patch 2 Please help me how to solve this problem.
Last updated: 2023-12-19

Post by martinlithlith on Mux I2C ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
hi! this is also a delayed answer, sorry for this. when coding in python i get the TCA9548a working. Is there someone who knows how big of a effort it would be to update Stefan's original code to make it work with a more up to date version of codesys or should i downgrade my system? andrax - are you using a downgraded version of codesys or have you downgraded all the libraries? What Oscat lib are you using? what version? thanks for your reply! Martin
Last updated: 2023-12-31

Post by usacodesysuser on How to connect serial devices ? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
@eschwellinger do you have any examples of using a USB barcode scanner? I have read through the forums here and I am unable to find how to get the barcode data to populate in a text field without having to first click into the text field to activate it. Is there a library that allows you to access the barcode data? I am really new to this in general any help is greatly appreciated, hopefully you have a pretty clear example
Last updated: 2024-01-06

Post by wehling-h on PI Input value ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi geoweil, have you tried to save changed values to remanent area or using a VAR RETAIN? After restart you have to initialize Counter with last remanent value. Depending on changes per cycle and the possibilitiy of your control unit to write remanent storage. Otherwise you need a buffering system to ensure save backup of last PI_Counter value. May you could read this Thread to get further help: https://forge.codesys.com/forge/talk/Engineering/thread/31e1c8349e/#bf48
Last updated: 2024-01-12

Post by haydermsalih on OSCAT Network LIBRARY: FTP_CLIENT ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello I am using FTP_CLIENT to donwnload/Upload a text or CSV file from FTP server. UpLoading from PLC to FTP server is working without any problem but when I try to download from FTP server I get an error. The FTP_CLIENT Block allows me to add URL but I do not where I can specify the direcory to save the downloaded file... is there anyone has an experience with downloading from FTP server using FTP_CLIENT block. Thanks in advance Hayder
Last updated: 2024-01-24

Post by rpostwvu on Shared Memory Access Issues ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I got the shared memory example. I'm pretty sure I'm successfully created a memory space, CreateResult returns 18. szName:='CodesysDataShare'; hShm := SysSharedMemoryCreate(szName, 0, ADR(uxiSize), ADR(CreateResult)); I'm trying to access this memory with a C# application, but I get "Unable to Find Specified File". I suspect that Codesys and/or Visual Studio code alters the name I choose? Being in Windows, I cant find a way to see the mapped memory list. ~~~ using (var mmfRead = MemoryMappedFile.OpenExisting("CodesysDataShare",MemoryMappedFileRights.ReadWrite)) ~~~
Last updated: 2024-01-29

Post by josephbourgeois on Tracking out product ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi everyone! I synchronize the operation of the tripod and the conveyor. I have a problem with the product tracking algorithm on the conveyor (PCS_1). Sometimes I need to stop tracking a product on command without completing the operation. I do this using MC_GroupStop. But when I need to start moving in WCS again (using fb movelinearabsolute), I get a tripod kinematics error - SMC_CP_INVALID_ORIENTATION (Invalid orientation (non-orthonormal matrix or non-unit quaternion, internal error)). MC_ResetGroup does not help. What could be the problem? Has anyone encountered this?
Last updated: 2024-02-05

Post by josephbourgeois on tracking out product ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi everyone! I synchronize the operation of the tripod and the conveyor. I have a problem with the product tracking algorithm on the conveyor (PCS_1). Sometimes I need to stop tracking a product on command without completing the operation. I do this using MC_GroupStop. But when I need to start moving in WCS again (using fb movelinearabsolute), I get a tripod kinematics error - SMC_CP_INVALID_ORIENTATION (Invalid orientation (non-orthonormal matrix or non-unit quaternion, internal error)). MC_ResetGroup does not help. What could be the problem? Has anyone encountered this?
Last updated: 2024-02-05

Post by jinlee on How do you get the CURRENT ClientData? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi there, I wonder how to use this CURRENTCLIENTID. However, what I am trying to do is to use PLC_PRG.aIndexVisu[CURRENTCLIENTID]. to switch the frame within the mainpage without affecting the other screen same as the first question of this post. However, I failed to do it. Can you tell me how to do it ? Or can you advise me on this issue
Last updated: 2024-02-07

Post by matthew on New Ladder Diagram conversion does not work due to missing features ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi @eschwellinger, I have been trying out v1.0 of the new ladder and have a few questions. I have warnings Expression or part of it has no effect I can't get rid of them, what do they exactly mean? Using the ST_Block, is there a way when online to open the ST_Block and view the running code? Thanks!
Last updated: 2024-02-09

Post by amy123 on CSV Utility CANNOT_OPEN_DIRECTORY ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello, I tried using the CSV Utility SL Example from the CODESYS IIoT Libraries SL. No matter what path I try, I can not get the InitSave to work from CSVWRitersSTExample, line 2. It always gives the error 'CANNOT_OPEN_DIRECTORY'. I am running this on an Windows Azure VM, with Codesys Control Win V3 x64. I added a folder called 'temp' to my C: so that the default 'C:/temp' would work. However it gives CANNOT_OPEN_DIRECTORY. I tried updating to 'C:\temp' with the same result. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Last updated: 2024-02-14

Post by niallel on How to change bHiresMode ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I'm trying to get Scaling working on my axis. An increment produces 36.6mm of movement, so I want to put the units in application as 36.6. However the docs say that I need to change bHiresMode as it doesn't show me the option for Precision in the User Interface. I'm thinking that I need to change the precision so I can enter decimal places. How can I do this, or is my thinking wrong? Thanks,
Last updated: 2024-03-11

Post by k4zz on Continuous Build Server ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hallo Martin, Thank you so much for the Code example. It works really fine for .porject Types. However, I encountered a challenge when attempting to apply it to .library Types. I also tried the option to "Perform static analysis automatically after compilation" # get Project values myProject = projects.primary # Creates an active application app = myProject.active_application # build Application and run static code analysis app.generate_code() Could you please offer any insights into why this might be occurring?
Last updated: 2024-03-15

Post by mp9876 on Device User Logon ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi everyone, Had that problem before where I could not create another user but used the method just above and it worked great. My problem now is that I get this message when attempting to logon to the device: invalid user authentication on the target dev5, the new user created is pretty much a copy of the user 'Owner' except for the password. Any idea as to why I am always getting this "invalid user authetication on the target" message ? Using Codesys V3.5 SP19 Patch 6 + (64 bit) Regards
Last updated: 2024-03-16

Post by k4zz on Statisch Code Analyse ausführen via Python ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Derzeit arbeite ich daran, statische Codeanalyse in unsere (CI/CD)-Pipeline zu integrieren. Konkret habe ich die statische Codeanalyse erfolgreich für .project-Typen durchgeführt, und sie funktioniert einwandfrei. Allerdings habe ich Schwierigkeiten bei der Ausführung derselben für .library-Typen festgestellt. Hierbei habe ich zwei Methoden ausprobiert: system.commands["staticanalysis", "run"].execute() # get Project values myProject = projects.primary # Creates an active application app = myProject.active_application # build Application and run static code analysis app.generate_code()
Last updated: 2024-03-18

Post by k4zz on Scripting static code analysis ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Currently, I am working on integrating static code analysis into our CI/CD pipeline. Specifically, I have successfully performed static code analysis for .project types, and it works flawlessly. However, I have encountered difficulties in executing the same for .library types. In this regard, I have tried two methods: system.commands["staticanalysis", "run"].execute() # get Project values myProject = projects.primary # Creates an active application app = myProject.active_application # build Application and run static code analysis app.generate_code() your help is greatly appreciated.
Last updated: 2024-03-18

Post by timvh on Device logon problem following fresh install ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
In your project you selected the "CODESYS Control Win V3" as device, but the device you want to connect to is a "CODESYS Control Win V3 x64". Those are not the same. If you double click on the device during the network scan, you will get information that these are not the same, but that you can change the type in your project to the x64 bit type. Another option is to "right-click" on the device in the device tree of your project and select "update device" then select the x64 type.
Last updated: 2024-03-19

Post by remcoborghuis on C0032 Error to type Pointer to IoConfigParameter ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi All, I'm using codesys on a raspberry PI. I use V3.5 SP18 Patch 2 development system and codesys for raspberry pi 4.8.0.0. Sometimes when I build the project I get error messages C0007: Expression expected instead of ',' and C0032: Cannot convert type 'Unknow type: '!!!'ERROR'!!!" to type 'POINTER TO IoConfigParameter'. I can't click on the message to bring me to the fault. After I do a "Clean all" the build finishes successful. Anyone who can help me with this problem? Thanks! Remco Borghuis
Last updated: 2024-03-25

Post by installwhat on raspistepper error after install ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I've had issues getting the raspistepper installed, all due to errors upon installation. The closest I get is the pictured error. The functions are in the sm3_shared library. I can add this library but that leaves 2 issues. I don't actually know, and I really want to understand this, why the required dependencies haven't been installed correctly. If I add the library it's only available with through the namespace. What can I do to both understand and resolve this? Thanks edit codesys 64 3.5.20.0 - same error on other versions too sm3 raspi stepper 0.0.0.5
Last updated: 2024-04-20

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