PLCnext Engineer - Features Overview

Latest Update:
November 27th, 2019

For detailed information, click on the headline for the regarding section to unfold the features' table:

Controller	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
AXC F 1050	✔	—	—	—
AXC F 2152	✔ (FW 1.x only)	✔	✔	✔
RFC 4072S	—	—	✔	✔
AXC F 1152	—	—	—	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Support of multiple screens	—	Cross-function area	Cross-function area; HMI Dynamic and property editor	Cross-function area; HMI Dynamic and property editor
Systemfilter	✔	✔	✔	✔
Global cross references	✔	✔	✔	✔
Local cross references	—	✔	✔	✔
Recycle bin function	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mini Map "Bird view"	—	✔	✔	✔
Support of Multiple Instances	—	—	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Background compilation and syntax check	✔	✔	✔	✔
Download change	—	✔	✔	✔
Structured Text (ST)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Function Block Diagram (FBD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ladder Diagram (LD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Network orientated editor (NOLD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Extended variable identifier	—	✔	✔	✔
Initialisation of user-defined data types	—	✔	✔	✔
Initialisation of user-defined data instances	—	✔	✔	✔
Copy POUs from libraries	—	—	✔	✔
Overwrite data types from libraries	—	—	✔	✔
Overwrite POU types from libraries	—	—	✔	✔
Documentation editor @POUs	—	—	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Methods for function blocks	✔	✔	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Basic functions	✔	✔	✔	✔
Interlocks	—	✔	✔	✔
Watchdog	—	✔	✔	✔
Type & Info struct	—	✔	✔	✔
Compact SFC function block representation	—	✔	✔	✔
Pre- and post-execution worksheet	—	✔	✔	✔

The first supported PLC is RFC 4072S (Part no. 1051328).

Feature	PLCnext Engineer 2019.3	PLCnext Engineer 2019.6	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Profisafe	✔	✔	✔	✔
Network granular CRC	✔	✔	✔	✔
Signal path analysis	✔	✔	✔	✔
Safe semantic analysis	✔	✔	✔	✔
Functional Safety - User libraries	✔	✔	✔	✔
Undo/Redo functionality in safety editor	—	✔	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Basic forms and elements	✔	✔	✔	✔
Symbols	✔	✔	✔	✔
Symbols in symbol (one level)	—	—	✔	✔
Animations	✔	✔	✔	✔
Actions - Execute an event	✔	✔	✔	✔
Actions - Multiple events	—	✔	✔	✔
Actions - Write value	—	—	✔	✔
Search and replace in symbols and dynamics	—	✔	✔	✔
Import and export HMI Libraries	—	✔	✔	✔
Import pages from other projects	—	✔	✔	✔
Access IEC 61131-3 external variables	✔	✔	✔	✔
Access local variables of function blocks	—	✔	✔	✔
Tags - primitive types	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tags - Any Bit (e.g. var. `%X1`)	—	✔	✔	✔
Tags - Array	—	✔	✔	✔
Tags - Struct	—	✔	✔	✔
Tags - Array of Struct	—	✔	✔	✔
Tags - Local function block variables	—	—	✔	✔
Folder in HMI application tree	—	—	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Supported GSDML Profile	>= 2.2	2.2 - 2.34	2.2 - 2.35	2.2 - 2.35
Scan for Profinet devices	✔	✔	✔	✔
Global Profinet interface table (all interface settings in one table)	—	✔	✔	✔
MRP configurator	—	—	✔	✔
PROFINET redundancy	—	—	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Support for Axioline local bus	✔	✔	✔	✔
Scan for local bus devices	—	—	—	—

Only in combination with AXC F IL ADAPT (Part no. 1020304) at an AXC F xxxx control !

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Support for Inline local bus	—	✔	✔	✔

Only in combination with AXC F XT ETH 1TX (Part no. 2403115)

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Network configuration view	—	✔	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
OPC UA Security certification management	✔	✔	✔	✔
OPC UA Data Access configuration view	✔	✔	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Logic analyzer	—	✔*	✔	✔
Watchwindow	✔	✔	✔	✔
Breakpoints	✔	✔	✔	✔
Execution values - look at every online value in your code, any time!	—	✔	✔	✔
Debug in functions and methods	—	—	—	✔

* Supported only for IEC 61131-3 variables

First implementated in PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS

Feature	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
View Simulink^® models	✔	✔	✔
Drill down into submodels	✔	✔	✔
Online values for GDS inports and outports	✔	✔	✔
Multirate models	—	✔	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
User authentication - PLC access	✔	✔	✔	✔
User authentication - Change password	—	✔	✔	✔
View security certificates of PLC	—	✔	✔	✔
Login template for web visualization	—	—	✔	✔
Remembering user credentials	—	—	✔	✔
Remembering multiple user credentials	—	—	—	✔

Feature	PC Worx Engineer 7.2.x	PLCnext Engineer 2019.0 LTS	PLCnext Engineer 2019.9	PLCnext Engineer 2020.0 LTS
Network scan for compatible controllers	✔	✔	✔	✔
PLCopen XML import from PC Worx 6	✔	✔	✔	✔
Device replacement - keeps data of all existing projects	—	—	✔	✔
Safety Device replacement - keeps data of all existing projects	—	—	✔	✔
AutomationML - APC (Automation Project Configuration)	—	—	✔	✔
Project statistic overview - (consumptions and limits)	—	✔	✔	✔
Native support of 64 bit operating systems (Windows 7/10) (32 bit systems are not longer supported)	—	✔	✔	✔
Download sources with libraries	—	—	✔	✔
Translation Management (comments and strings)	—	—	✔	✔

Features and Roadmap