Post by viksym on How to get the motor scaling value from code ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Is there a way to see what value is set as the "Work travel distance per motor rotation" that is set in the Scaling menu of the axis ? I am working on my own homing function block for sensorless (hardstop) homing and I want to make it be universal between different axes with different motor's scaling for distance per rev so I need to know this value from the axis itself. I know I could do it by just creating an input variable for the function block but I'm leaving that option as a last resort.
Last updated: 2025-06-12

Post by joanm on Tab control element, hide/show tabs programatically? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi all, Is it possible to hide or show tabs from the PLC code? I have created a few tabs in my visualizations to configure the program behavior, I'd like to be able to hide some of them if the related option in the main tab has been disabled. Is that possible? if so, how should I do it? Thank you all in advance.
Last updated: 2023-11-25

Post by balazska2 on Position values with integer variables ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello guys! https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/CODESYS%20Visualization/_visu_elem_label.html My question: Could I give an integer variable to the Position records (in the Element list => Position => width / height)? If yes, how? I defined a TEST integer variable with 300 value. I tried to add this variable to the width record (.TEST or only TEST), but if I saved, the value jumps back to 0. Thanks for your help! :)
Last updated: 2024-10-03

Post by trusty-squire on Which database to use? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
How large and how complex? It's tough to make a recommendation without additional details. The simplest thing is to just use data arrays (or even arrays of arrays). Not knowing your requirements, it might be sufficient and the simplest option is often the best. https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/CODESYS%20Development%20System/_cds_datatype_array.html You might also look into using Recipes? https://forge.codesys.com/prj/codesys-example/recipe-manageme/home/Home/ Some more complex options below. https://forge.codesys.com/prj/codesys-example/element-collect/home/Home/ https://store.codesys.com/en/mysql-library-sl.html
Last updated: 2025-03-04

Post by tcarlbom on Read tag values using external program ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
This is my first time posting in this forum and I am new to codesys. I am a fullstack developer and I am trying to figure out how the following. What would be the best approach to create a own/custom tag browser? Either directly in codesys ide or using a separate custom program (perhaps a winforms application). 1.a. Shall I parse the .project xml file to get a list of all tags in the project? 1b. Shall I use python scripting in codesys ide to get a list of tags? Once one have selected some tags. These tags shall be exposed to a python program which will be acting as a edge computer. It’s fine to be able to import a file. 2a. I found a library called codesys plchandler which (as I understand) acts a rest api server. Is this correct? If so, can I query the api from a custom python script, ie can query what tags exist in project and or read tag values? My research so far. From earlier projects I know that using opc ua would be perfect for this but from my opinion it’s bloating the plc since it’s resource intensive. So opc ua is not an option. Codesys automation server is neat. But I don’t want to rely on some cloud services and subscription based pricing. There seem to be several interesting codesys libraries like mqtt, tcp server and NVL sender which would help me expose plc tags. But all have a common problem. One have to manually write what tags which will be used in these function blocks. I want a similar experience like “selecting” tags in the opc ua or the codesys tracing, ie a tag browser.
Last updated: 2024-06-28

Post by trusty-squire on SysProcessCreate2 on Linux runtime ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi, I'm trying to launch a continuously running python script from Codesys and monitor the script status inside the Codesys runtime (running on a Linux enviroment). For now I'm testing with the below to emulate a continuously running Python script: #test.py i = 0 while True: i += 1 I'm able to successfully run the script using SysProcessExecuteCommand2 (I can see the Python process running in the task manager). However, this "freezes" the Codesys execution of the task - it sits on that command and will not continue until the Python script ends. I've proven this works by using the task monitor to kill the process, then Codesys continues on happily through the task. What I want to do is use SysProcessCreate2 to set up the Python script as a background task and monitor the process using SysProcessGetState. This always results in the error "ERR_OPERATION_DENIED". I know that I'm able to execute commands (as above), so my config should be correct. Is SysProcessCreate2 functional on a Linux environment? Is there something in the config file I'm missing? Here's my "working" code that uses SysProcessExecuteCommand2: VAR bTest : BOOL; sCommand : STRING := '/usr/bin/python3 /var/opt/codesys/PlcLogic/Application/test.py'; refCommand : REFERENCE TO STRING REF= sCommand; sOutput : STRING; refOutput : REFERENCE TO STRING REF= sOutput; result : RTS_IEC_RESULT; END_VAR IF bTest THEN SysProcessExecuteCommand2( pszCommand:= refCommand, pszStdOut:= refOutput, udiStdOutLen:= SIZEOF(sOutput), pResult:= ADR(result) ); bTest:= FALSE; END_IF And here's the code that always results in the ERR_OPERATION_DENIED error: VAR bTest : BOOL; sApp : STRING := '/usr/bin/python3'; sCommand : STRING := '/var/opt/codesys/PlcLogic/Application/test.py'; refApp : REFERENCE TO STRING REF= sApp; refCommand : REFERENCE TO STRING REF= sCommand; hResult : SysProcess.RTS_IEC_RESULT; hHandle : SysProcess.RTS_IEC_HANDLE; END_VAR IF bTest THEN hHandle := SysProcessCreate2( pszApplication:= refApp, pszCommandLine:= refCommand, ulFlags:=SYSPROCESS_CREATEFLAG_HIDDEN, pResult:= ADR(hResult) ); bTest:= FALSE; END_IF Here's the relevant section from the config file at /etc/codesyscontrol/CODESYSControl.cfg: [SysProcess] Command=AllowAll Appreciate any support or ideas. Thanks!
Last updated: 2025-03-16

What is the best way to upgrade a project to a new version of Codesys? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Connect a I/O module (EAP Module 2020) as a slave to Revolution PI ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Declaring a FB within a struct and calling it in ST ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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How do I pass a array throught a function and return an array - Pointers ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Last updated: 2018-04-16

Attempt to upgrade a pi 3 from a working V3.5.11 to V3.5.15 fails ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Attempt to upgrade a pi 3 from a working V3.5.11 to V3.5.15 fails
Last updated: 2021-07-13

Access to a GVL and seraching for a variable inside of it (Pyhton) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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missing namespace in autodeclaration of a datatype declared inside a library ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Pass the second array dimension into a function as a parameter ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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[OOP] How to implement "HAS A"... that is, instance of class within a class ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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[ Windows ] How to Restart PLC in CMD line ? ( a Stop followed by a Start ) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Check if a directory exists and then copy a file in it ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Can't link process data variables to IO from a positionsensor while using a demo soft PLC ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
Can't link process data variables to IO from a positionsensor while using a demo soft PLC
Last updated: 2022-03-04

it is possible to add a function template to a program from scripting ... ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Thread)}
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Last updated: 2018-05-25

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