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July 6, 2021
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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 so that you can easily monitor everything. I prefer… Read more
January 10, 2020
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Tutorial: Using the AXC F 2152 controller with Microsoft Azure
Summary In this tutorial I will show you how to connect to- and use a cloud-based database while on your PLCnext AXCF 2152 controller. We will use Microsoft Azure… Read more
December 30, 2019
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How to connect PLCnext to Microsoft® Azure® by Node.js SDK
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December 29, 2019
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How to log data from PLCnext to IXON Cloud
The data logging feature from IXON Cloud lets you log data securely from the PLCnext device to the IXON Cloud. It collects, prepares, transmits and stores data using a secure MQTT… Read more
December 23, 2019
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VDI 3813 Stairwell FB with PLCnext Engineer
The following Makers Blog consists of the Stairwell Light functionality as stated in the VDI 3813 directive (BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (BACS) – FUNDAMENTALS OF ROOM CONTROL).… Read more
December 19, 2019
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How to enable remote VPN access for PLCnext using IXON Cloud
About 90 percent of operating problems faced by engineers can be solved by remote access to the control system. With remote access, you can remotely troubleshoot and program your… Read more
December 19, 2019
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Datalogging in IEC 61131-3: Create your own file manager
Following on my previous blog “Datalogging in IEC 61131-3: The basic principle”, I want to show you something extra.To read and write data, you only need to implement some… Read more
December 19, 2019
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Bacnet MSTP device from Emalytics on the PLCnext controller
This Makers blog shows a way to communicate Bacnet MSTP devices from Emalytics to the PLCnext platform. As this is a serial protocol and the ILC 2050 BI… Read more
December 19, 2019
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