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Virtual community meets live at SPS fair

Take a peek and experience collaboration magic at the PLCnext Technology partner event during the 2023 SPS fair in Nuremberg.
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Security to the second power

TÜV Süd-certified for functional safety and industrial security – PLCnext Technology sets new standards, ensuring robust protection and innovation in…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

Get essential insights into the NIS 2 directive during Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023. Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay secure!
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Virtual community meets live at SPS fair

Take a peek and experience collaboration magic at the PLCnext Technology partner event during the 2023 SPS fair in Nuremberg.
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Security to the second power

TÜV Süd-certified for functional safety and industrial security – PLCnext Technology sets new standards, ensuring robust protection and innovation in…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

Get essential insights into the NIS 2 directive during Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023. Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay secure!

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Optimize costs of energy and reduce CO₂-footprint with flexible energy management

Efficiently manage energy costs and shrink your carbon footprint through our adaptable energy management solution. Discover a flexible approach to…
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Use cases

Sustainability and digitalization – the perfect match for brownfield production sites

A look into one of the largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute India in Pune. Answers for existing and energy-intensive brownfield…
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Industrial marketplace for automation apps and tools

The PLCnext Store offers a comprehensive selection of apps that help monitor, manage, create, and control automation processes.
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Applications

Optimize costs of energy and reduce CO₂-footprint with flexible energy management

Efficiently manage energy costs and shrink your carbon footprint through our adaptable energy management solution. Discover a flexible approach to…
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Use cases

Sustainability and digitalization – the perfect match for brownfield production sites

A look into one of the largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute India in Pune. Answers for existing and energy-intensive brownfield…
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Industrial marketplace for automation apps and tools

The PLCnext Store offers a comprehensive selection of apps that help monitor, manage, create, and control automation processes.

USE CASES AND APPLICATIONS

Made with PLCnext Technology
PLCnext Technology is much more than just a great vision.
Let us enhance automation thinking together!

Collaborating on solutions

Craft Beer is trending. More and more small gastro and home breweries are being founded worldwide….

Performing real-time

Weeds in the track bed are a problem for railroad tracks. Because of the strong root penetration, some plants grow very large, the track bed can become unstable, which would impair safety. For this reason, the weeds on the track must be regularly ……

Upgrading to future technologies

The key here was that the PLCnext Control could be seamlessly installed and was compatible with the existing technology. …

Combining programming languages

The PLCnext Control combines features like a classical industrial programming language such as IEC 61131-3 and high-level language like C#, C++ or Python in a project between a chemical company, the Technical University of Dresden and Phoenix Contact…

PLCnext Factory: Join us and enhance your automation thinking

The basic idea and spirit behind the Ecosystem PLCnext Technology can be experienced live: on a digital tour through our PLCnext Factory….

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PLCnext Email & Text Alerts

Once you have your Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control data flowing to the cloud, it’s time to setup alerts and notifications…

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Read and Write PLC Process Data with Python

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Installing PIP on PLCnext Control

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06 Jul 2021

PLCnext Email & Text Alerts

Once you have your Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control data flowing to the cloud, it’s time to setup alerts and notifications…

6451
9,608 views
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16 Mar 2022

Read and Write PLC Process Data with Python

Nils Hettig
9,410 views
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03 Nov 2021

Installing PIP on PLCnext Control

Stijn Noppe
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PLCnext Technology Starterkit

PLCnext Technology

Getting Started

Program in style. With this PLCnext Technology Starterkit you can try out the operating principle, handling, and high performance of PLCnext  Technology in a small-scale station.
The stylish Starterkit comes with a PLCnext Control AXC  F 2152 and three Axioline Smart Elements I/O modules. Of course this station can be extended to your needs.
Happy programming everyone.

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Extend your PLCnext Control devices with versatile software functions
Various types of apps provide you with limitless possibilities. Additional runtime environments, software libraries, function extensions such as cloud connectors or MQTT brokers up to ready-programmed solutions for specific use cases. The range of possibilities to expand the functions of your PLCnext Control device is huge! You choose.
In-tech GmbH
Easymon AXC F 2152​
Remote monitoring for PLCnext Control without programming. With easymon you can easily view any data values from your Control device live & remotely and monitor thresholds.
Phoenix Contact Belgium​
Code Creator​
Parametrize your Modbus communication as you need it. The Code creator automatically generates a program for the hardware set-up based on your input​.
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG​
Pump Station Control​
Ready-programmed solution to transform your PLCnext Control into a pumping station without any engineering or programming effort! For continuous monitoring and controlling of your pumping stations.​
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG​
Water Functions Visu​
Water Function Visu is designed to suit water specific applications. Ready-to-use symbols for valves, motors, pumps and fans allow for a quick and convenient visualization of devices. Installed drives and valves can be controlled via the HMI surface due to a remote functionality.​
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG​
Client for Eclipse hawkBit™ ARM​
Firmware Update client for PLCnext Control. For managing your devices more efficiently and easy updating of PLCnext firmware in batches. ​
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Your way to become a PLCnext developer​ Have you already developed software solutions or would like to create an app for automation with a PLCnext Control? ​ The PLCnext Store offers you the trading platform to make your software solution available to a broad customer base in the industrial environment. ​ What are you waiting for? Take the chance and become a PLCnext developer now!