Post by eschwellinger on License problem gateway ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I just try to help. Anyway it is a big difference if a Store SL runtime or an oem plc and licence is used. These licenses need to be activated on plc side - so you have dependencies to the version (CODESYS and Runtime Version) Did you ever ask Epis out for this situation? They should know which license fit to their device. Even they should know if the device is capable for Softmotion and see the requiremnts in the CODESYS store: Runtime 4.9.0.0 - how should this work with Epis 3.5.16.x? Anyway refund is not a problem.
Last updated: 2024-04-26

Post by richard-wang on Codesys recipe manager - what does it do? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi All Thanks for sharing this information. For whom may not know why always get error code 16#4000 or 16#4002 while performing Recipe commands, the root cause is There is a line need to be inserted in CODESYSControl.cfg file, which is PlaceholderFilePath.1=/var/opt/codesys/PlcLogic/ I am using Pi, therefore the above path is set to my pi unit, after adding above line to my cfg file, all the Recipe commands work fine. But I still do not know how and when this file got modified though.
Last updated: 2024-04-29

Post by umair on Code for reading 4 address to get 1 value of sensor (Ethernet IP) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi all, I want to ask, how do I write code to read multiple address for Ethernet IP communication protocol? Because this multiple address will produce one reading of a sensor that I am currently using. I want to read the value of the sensor. https://global.discourse-cdn.com/business6/uploads/wago/original/1X/7a79f4ad7ce474b9383b8550356d984defd9f3a0.png The addresses are in Byte. The 4 addresses are 89,90,91,92. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Umair
Last updated: 2024-05-06

Post by schnepper on Minor UI bug: cannot create SFC POU after creating a Function POU ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
After creating a Function POU, it is not possible to then create an SFC POU. Steps to recreate: * Create a new Function POU. SFC is not allowed for Functions, so SFC does not show in the Implementation language dropdown. * Click Add Object -> POU... Function is selected for Type. * Select Program * SFC is not present in the Implementation language dropdown
Last updated: 2024-05-23

Post by yofi on Raspberry Pi 4 POU not running ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I have this error where the pou doesn't run even for simple programs like contact and a coil if i remove the pou from the task and put another one it works for one run then it stops working again in the photo we can see a contact is on but the coil connected to it is still not on and the device is in run mode I had this issue again and again any help
Last updated: 2024-06-02

Post by yofi on Raspberry Pi 4 POU not running ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I have this error where the pou doesn't run even for simple programs like contact and a coil if i remove the pou from the task and put another one it works for one run then it stops working again in the photo we can see a contact is on but the coil connected to it is still not on and the device is in run mode I had this issue again and again any help
Last updated: 2024-06-02

Post by nano on How to access to variable value through symbolic string name ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
i know, this is the reason for us either. PLC-Handler is to big, and only available with additional Contracts/Costs. OPC-UA is to slow for us. As described, there is a solution available, but im not allowed to post them here. i would prefer you send a message at codesys store by "have a question" or similar called. Not sure. Or, if an Codesys-Official Member allows to share that informations, i can give you the right hints.
Last updated: 2024-06-15

Post by shaun on GAMP 5 and 21 CFR Part 11 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Good day I have been asked to do a project. It is for a pharmaceutical application and data needs to be logged. The spec calls for the control system to comply with GAMP 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. From what I can find online it's got to do with electronic records and validation. Has anyone developed any software using this or are there codesys librarys that can make my life easier in writing this code
Last updated: 2025-10-22

Post by ducng on SMC_FB_WASNT_CALLED_DURING_MOTION when enable MC_MoveRelative ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello, I am using an Inovance PLC to control a servo via EtherCAT. When I enable MC_POWER, the drive switches to Run mode successfully. After that I call MC_MoveRelative, but I get the error SMC_FB_WASNT_CALLED_DURING_MOTION. The servo vibrates but the motor shaft does not move. I am new to EtherCAT/servo motion control, so I would appreciate any guidance or suggestions for troubleshooting this issue. Thank you in advance for your help.
Last updated: 2025-11-02

Post by adam on Get/Set I/O Address Mapping of DeviceObjects in python Script ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
I want to cancel the automatic address allocation for all IO mappings. If I directly set the automatic_iec_address in class ScriptIoMapping to False, the address becomes None. So I reset manual_iec_address with itselfs value. It only work with the Input IOMapping . For output, it reports an error: "Invalid address: The channel type 'Output' requires address type '%Q'." I checked the description file ,both accessRight are total same. Does anyone know what causes this?
Last updated: 2025-11-14

Post by imdatatas on SMC_ERROR.SMC_AXIS_NOT_READY_FOR_MOTION when using Drive Virtual ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
@ducng, Another possible situation could be that normally there are 3 inputs for MC_Power. In your above images, I can't see the "bDriveStart" input activated. As Mr. @gseidel mentioned, you need to make sure MC_Power.Status output should be TRUE. Issuing any movement command without activating the axis would naturally result in an error. For MC_Power; You can set the Enable and bDriveStart inputs to TRUE and try turning the axis activation on and off using only the bRegulatorOn input. Regards, Imdat
Last updated: 2025-11-28

Post by harryc on Soft Container License issue with ARM64 Linux ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
hi @eschwellinger Thanks for the hint. This is what I get with "cmu -x" There is no Dongle. I think that I'm trying to install the soft container from CODESYS development system, where I have the licensed installed in the License Repository. The development system gives me the error when I try to install the Soft Container license. # cmu -x - CodeMeter Universal Support Tool. Version 8.20 of 2024-Sep-10 (Build 6539) for Linux/ARMHF 64-Bit Copyright (C) 2007-2024 by WIBU-SYSTEMS AG. All rights reserved. #
Last updated: 2025-12-10

Post by durallymax on VAR_INFO from inside of a FB to get info on the instance. ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
The help link appears to be broken. When I implemented something similar I had to add {attribute 'reflection} above the declaration of the FB with {attribute 'instance-path'} above the string VAR that would contain the path. Then wrote a function to trim off however much I wanted removed by searching for periods, then formatting it with spaces at the periods and removing brackets on arrays while also breaking up the PascalCase to present it a bit nicer for the end-users.
Last updated: 2025-12-12

Post by gseidel on Scara3 kinematic robot error ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi aniket-b, this error has nothing to do with the scara3 kinematics, or robotics, or SoftMotion. It means that the EtherCAT bus is not synchronized. The usual cause is that the realtime of the PLC is not sufficient. See https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/CODESYS%20SoftMotion/_sm_basic_common_errors.html for details and ways to solve the problem. You can also check the PLC log for additional information about the error. Best regards, Georg
Last updated: 2025-12-23

Post by codegunner on how to convert library from CodeSys 2.3 to CodeSys 3.x ? ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
hello, ive tried everything and keep getting error like i have opened a file in read only so cannot save no idea what is causing it, file is not read only i cannot even open a new file i make with one variable in 2.3, get same error for read only. do you have a 2.3 file you can send me tomtry and open for a test? thanks
Last updated: 2026-04-29

Post by kmax365 on ModbusTCP_FunctionCode06 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hey Guys, I am trying to create a ModbusTCP_FunctionCode06 which i will use as a single write register for programming a test code for Power Meter(PQM_1000) I have tried to reserach how to add it it from the libraray manager and have largely been unsuccessful. Does anyone know where I should Look? And by the way, I am i wam using Codesys V3.5 Vs 21 Patch 4 I look forward to something positive. Best, Kmax365.
Last updated: 2026-05-14

Post by kmax365 on ModbusTCP_FunctionCode06 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hey Guys, I am trying to create a ModbusTCP_FunctionCode06 which i will use as a single write register for programming a test code for Power Meter(PQM_1000) I have tried to reserach how to add it it from the libraray manager and have largely been unsuccessful. Does anyone know where I should Look? And by the way, I am i wam using Codesys V3.5 Vs 21 Patch 4 I look forward to something positive. Best, Kmax365.
Last updated: 2026-05-14

Post by ph0010421 on ModbusTCP_FunctionCode06 ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi You can add a channel to the standard Modbus TCP library with FC06. From the device tree, add Ethernet device, ModbusTCP master then finally a ModbusTCP slave (your power meter). You can add read/write channels (for any FC) in here. As you add these devices, the necessary libraries will be inserted for you. Alternatively, I have a ModbusTCP client/server library if your RT doesn't have Modbus (I think they all do these days?)
Last updated: 2026-05-18

Post by dhumphries on Codesys Installation problem ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Installing codesys has been the biggest point of frustration for me and is the reason I'm currently working on building a VM just for the codesys engineering software so once I get a working installation I can copy the VM to new workstations instead of fighting with the installer every time I get a workstation upgrade. The best advice I've gotten in the past is to uninstall everything and start over, this is successful 50% of the time. Also don't install the latest version it's usually less stable than an older one ironically.
Last updated: 2026-08-10

Post by alexgooi on No Bootproject possible ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Dear Forum, When using a online-change I often get the following message: No Bootproject possible in this state: application out of memory. Perform full download first. I'm using Codesys virtual control for linux SL running on a docker server with plenty of memory available, therefore I’m not expecting a hardware limitation. Is there a setting available to for example reserve more memory, so the controller is not that quick out of memory? thank you in advance. Alex
Last updated: 2026-03-27

Post by darwin03 on Mismatch between coordinate monitor and actual motion using SMC_GroupJog2, MC_MoveLinearAbsolute (6DOF) ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi Georg, Thanks for your previous suggestion. I was able to resolve the issue! I'm now trying to build the 6DOF robot again, but I'm not sure why this is happening. Even when I simulate it in RoboDK using the joint angles from my code, the robot's motion still seems abnormal. Do you have any ideas what might be causing this? Thank you for taking the time to look into my question! Best regards, darwin03 Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PBqS4yIY2R_CZ3celSKz-BXVRk8pCHKz/view?usp=sharing
Last updated: 2026-10-09

Post by kevinrn on Github Actions CI/CD tasks - development topic ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hello community, I just want to inform you about our plans and the current status of automating the build process for CODESYS libraries. So it might be helpful for some people who are in the same situation. Background story: I am a software engineer at powerIO GmbH, normally I use high level languages for the products we develop and offer. Sometimes I work with my team on CODESYS libraries, which can also be found in the CODESYS store. Most of the time I spend with them on architecture tasks and tasks that are not directly related to our products. Every time I see the manual processes for releasing a library etc., I am very surprised about this time intensive process. Current situation: I know there has been a scripting interface for years. CODESYS Git was released a few years ago, but the scripting interface was only released a few months (weeks?) ago. We developed a pseudo-automated solution a few months ago, but it was all very hacky. So now there is a better Git implementation and also more modularization and installation options. For example, the CODESYS installer has a full CLI, which makes it very convenient to install CODESYS installations headless. Plans: I think it's the right time to develop a better automation solution. Most of our software projects are hosted on Github and we use Github actions very intensively for other software projects. Therefore, we have decided to use Github for our CODESYS library projects as well. Following tasks should be implemented in automation for CI/CD tasks: - Automated setup of CODESYS installation (Already released: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-codesys-installation) - Checkout CODESYS libraries - Execute tests scripts - Sign CODESYS libraries - Extract Library documentation - Create CODESYS package - Sign CODESYS package Side Note: - This is mainly a side project, and we do not provide support for the CI/CD part. - This topic is here to help and also to get help from other software engineers. - This project and idea is not prioritized as I am currently the only one working on it and I hope it will help us and also others and increase productivity. - We are putting this out there as an organization, but priorities can change quickly and the CI/CD tasks I am developing are mostly done in my spare time. So please don't expect this to happen in a short time or even be fully completed. I would be very happy if some ppl will join the development process and might be open to discuss some technical details for this. I hope this topic is not to off-topic, but I think the CI/CD part is very important today and it can increase a lot of quality and push productivity. Thanks :)
Last updated: 2024-03-28

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 baltzer on ICertificateVerifier.VerifyCertificate doesn't appear to override an ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED rejection in TCP_Client.Upgrade() ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Setup: Net Base Services (NBS), TCP_Client + TLSContext, ePurpose := CLIENT_SIDE, connecting to a third-party embedded device (Velux KLF200 home automation gateway) whose factory-installed TLS certificate expired on 2026-07-12 and has no user-facing renewal path. Tested on both CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi SL (3.5.19.0) and CODESYS Control Win V3 x64, with identical results on both. Goal: Accept the peer's expired certificate via a custom ICertificateVerifier implementation, since the certificate itself can never be replaced. Implementation: FUNCTION_BLOCK FB_MyCertVerifier IMPLEMENTS NBS.ICertificateVerifier VAR udiCallCount : UDINT; aeCurStateLog : ARRAY[0..9] OF NBS.RTS_IEC_RESULT; END_VAR METHOD VerifyCertificate : UDINT VAR_INPUT hCert : NBS.RTS_IEC_HANDLE; eCurState : NBS.RTS_IEC_RESULT; END_VAR IF udiCallCount < 10 THEN aeCurStateLog[udiCallCount] := eCurState; END_IF udiCallCount := udiCallCount + 1; VerifyCertificate := 0; // also tried: VerifyCertificate := eCurState; Wired in via tlsContext.itfCertVerifer := certVerifier at declaration time, alongside itfTLSContext := tlsContext set at TCP_Client's own declaration (per an earlier forum thread here on ensuring inline start-values on FB-typed variables are actually honored when nested one level deep - that fix was needed and worked correctly for getting the handshake to start at all). Observed: - VerifyCertificate is confirmed called exactly once per connection attempt (via the call counter above). - eCurState passed in = 0x709 = ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED - correctly reflecting the actual state of the peer's certificate. - Packet capture confirms the full TLS 1.2 handshake completes correctly at the wire level: ClientHello -> ServerHello -> Certificate -> ServerKeyExchange -> ServerHelloDone -> our ClientKeyExchange/ChangeCipherSpec/Finished -> server's ChangeCipherSpec/Finished. Both sides successfully complete the cryptographic handshake. - Despite this, TCP_Client.Upgrade() subsequently returns NBS.ERROR.CONNECTION_ERROR, and the connection is torn down with a plain TCP FIN (not a TLS alert) roughly 7-8ms after our side ACKs the server's Finished message. - TCP_Client.eErrorID (inherited from LCon) remains NO_ERROR throughout - the failure is only visible via Upgrade()'s return value. - Returning 0 (ERR_OK/ERR_CERT_OK - confirmed via the CmpErrors2 Interfaces documentation that these are literally the same value) makes no difference. - Echoing eCurState back unchanged (on the theory that this callback might work like mbedTLS's native verify callback, where the incoming state is a flags value to be cleared/modified and returned, rather than paired with a separate fixed "accept" sentinel) also makes no difference. - Identical result across udiVerificationMode := 0, 1, and 2. - Importing the peer's certificate into the runtime's trusted certificate store via cert-import trusted makes no difference either. - With itfCertVerifer left at its default (no custom verifier) and udiVerificationMode := 2, the underlying engine sends its own fatal TLS alert (handshake_failure) immediately after receiving the peer's Certificate message - suggesting built-in validation may reject at the record layer independent of whether a custom verifier is even present. Questions: 1. Is there an additional step required for a custom ICertificateVerifier to actually override an ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED (or more generally, any ERR_CERT_*) rejection, or is certificate validation enforced unconditionally for a CLIENT_SIDE TLSContext regardless of what the verifier returns? 2. Is 0/ERR_OK genuinely the correct "accept" return value for VerifyCertificate, or does it expect something else (a specific bit pattern, a different constant, a value that must be computed from hCert itself)? 3. Is there a supported way to connect to a peer presenting a certificate that is both self-signed and expired, short of the peer issuing a new certificate? Happy to share the full packet captures or additional test combinations if useful. Also worth noting for anyone finding this thread later: a maintained Node-RED library for this same device (node-red-contrib-velux-klf200, forked to handle this exact expired-certificate situation) solves it by disabling built-in TLS validation entirely (rejectUnauthorized: false) and doing fingerprint-based pinning by hand after the handshake completes, rather than relying on a validation callback - which may be the more realistic approach here too if ICertificateVerifier genuinely can't override this class of rejection. Thanks in advance /Jørgen Disclosure: most of the CODESYS code and this investigation was developed with the help of Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) - the state machine design, SLIP/checksum implementation, and debugging methodology (including the packet capture analysis) were worked through in an extended back-and-forth with it. Posting here because we've run out of self-serviceable options and this now looks like it needs input from someone with visibility into NBS's actual implementation.
Last updated: 2026-07-26

Post by ofey on Codesys Soft PLC OPC UA server ^{CODESYS Forge talk (Post)}
Hi! I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I have tried looking up previous topics regaring this, but even though I'm following tutorials and other posts I cant seem to get this to work consistently. I actually got the connection established on a test project after some trial and error. I only got it to work with the "Anonymous login". But after i deleted the test project and tried to get the same thing to work on another project I cant get it to work anymore. What I'm trying to do: Set up and OPC UA Server using CODESYS with the free soft PLC. I then try to connect to the OPC UA Server with the program "UaExpert". What happens: I get the error Error "'BadUserAccessDenied' was returned during ActivateSession". What I have done in CODESYS: - Added the object "Symbol configuration" and checked some test variables - Checked "Support OPC UA features - In "Communication settings -> device -> Change runtime security policy" I have checked "Allow anonymous login" What I have done in UAExpert: - Found the OPC UA server under "local". (It is showing two servers though, I do not know why. It showed the same when it worked yesterday). Se attachment - Checked "Anonymous" under "Authentication settings in the OPC UA server. I'm new to CODESYS, so it could be something elementary wrong in my settings. Maybe something in the user settings in CODESYS regarding user rights or something?
Last updated: 2023-09-14

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