Summary Information

Communication Driver Name: TwinCAT

Implementation DLL: T.ProtocolDriver. TwinCAT.dll

Protocol: ADS

Interface: TCP/IP

PLC types supported: Beckhoff TwinCAT PLC/IO and compatibles

Manufacturer: Beckhoff

PC Hardware requirements: Ethernet board 


Nodes Configuration

Station Configuration

Stations syntax: <AmsNetID>;<AmsSrvPort>

Where :

  • <AmsNetID> = The AmsNet ID of the PLC
  • <AmsSrvPort> = The Port number used for communication

E.g.: 192.168.1.1.1.1; 801


Points Configuration

Address

The syntax for the TwinCAT communication points is: <DeviceTagName>

Where:

  • <DeviceTagName> = The Tag Name in the PLC

E.g.: .TAGNAME


Troubleshoot

The status of the driver's execution can be observed through the diagnostic tools, which are:

• Trace window
• Property Watch
• Module Information

The above tools indicate if the operations have succeeded or have failed. A status of 0 (zero) means communication is successful. Negative values indicate internal driver errors, and positive values indicate protocol error codes.


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