You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs:
On Monday, October 12, 2020, from 7:00 to 15:00 UTC, the PLCnext Store website will temporarily shut down for updates and maintenance.
After the update, the following improvements will be available:
- License distribution via ERP:
- Licenses for paid Phoenix Contact apps can be made available to our customers via the ERP system in the form of ticket IDs.
- Customers can import these ticket IDs and activate the licenses inside the PLCnext Store.
- Next rollout step:
- Paid Phoenix Contact apps will now be visible in the following countries:
USA, Japan, India, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey.
- User interface:
- The menu structure is optimized for faster navigation.
- A redesigned tabular overview allows you to see all apps and licenses on your device at a glance.
- User support:
- A Zendesk widget has been added to take up user questions regarding the handling of the store.
- The Zendesk widget replaces the Store chat.
- Registration process:
- Role choice between "Buyer" and "Contributor” removed.
- Contributor registration is now handled separately inside the PLCnext Store.
Additional contributor-related improvements:
- License testing:
- App developers can now create test licenses for already published apps.
- Support process:
- Each app has an individual email address for support purpose. This email address is not visible to the inquirer.
- App specific messages are entered into an input window.
We hope you’ll enjoy your "omelette" when the brand new PLCnext Store is online. See you soon!
The shared goal of Yaskawa, an industrial robotics and mechatronics manufacturer, and Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer of automation solutions, is to drive forward the transition away from proprietary solutions towards an open and future-proof ecosystem for industrial automation. Yaskawa, a leading company in this industry, has decided to use PLCnext Technology. As a part of this framework, Phoenix Contact will license its PLCnext runtime environment to Yaskawa and has agreed upon joint further development. Yaskawa plans to use the PLCnext runtime system in the fields of Motion Controls and Robotics, initially in Europe and the USA.
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Check out our PLCnext Open Source Community on GitHub, where we share lots of example code snippets, project ideas, tutorial code and now (new!) the PLCnext Command Line Interface. The PLCnext CLI is our tool for programming in high level languages for the PLCnext Technology ecosystem. You can now build an up-to-date version of the PLCnext CLI that includes the very latest bug fixes, or even build your own customised version. Test the newest features or contribute your ideas. Make the PLCnext CLI better for yourself, and for the community.
Finally it's here: The new manual tome with 699 pages to print out and screenshot stickers to stick them in yourself! Do you want to have it? No? Good, because we have something else for you: The two information platforms about PLCnext Technology and the PLCnext Store at their brand new and comfortable place in the vastness of the internet.
The world of technology is spinning ever faster. Also, the PLCnext Technology with its entire ecosystem never stands still. To ensure that you are always up to date with the latest release, new features and related questions, we have left the traditional information landscape of PDFs. In the PLCnext Info Center at www.plcnext.help, you can now find all the information you need to find your way around the world of PLCnext Technology. And the PLCnext Store also has a new home for everything worth knowing about PLCnext Apps: store.plcnext.help
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In case you already updated to the 2020.6 tools, you might repeat the SDK download for your targets now:
The new Visual Studio® Extension for C++ programming in PLCnext Technology is available now, bundled with each PLCnext Control-specific SDK:
Scroll down the list to the C++ toolchain items and pick the one for your operating system.
In addition, find instructions to it in the PLCnext Info Center:
Introducing the new Proficloud next generation: proficloud.io: The Proficloud.io is a newly started Cloud Computing environment by PHOENIX CONTACT, reachable at www.proficloud.io.
The new Proficloud.io was built as a completely new environment based on new architectures and technologies. Users can also use both connections at the same time (Proficloud.net + Proficloud.io) on a controller. Proficloud.io Device Management Service Available from 2020.6 with AXC F 2152 ONLY
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UPDATE: Firmware 2020.6 for AXC F 3152 is out, too!
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Again, we're trying to excite you all with a new feature release of the PLCnext Runtime. Firmware 2020.6 is now available for most members of the PLCnext Control family:
By the end of next week, we will complete this release with the AXC F 3152 firmware.
This is new or has been improved in the 2020.6 release:
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Find the right webinar for you on our new subpage and meet our experts online live
Learn more about PLCnext Technology from anywhere in the world with our webinars. Tailored to your prior knowledge and available in multiple languages, we offer you a range of different trainings. From basic seminars to hands on programming, our experts will show you the world of PLCnext Technology live and online. All you need is a PC with internet access and speakers or headphones. Benefit from the knowledge and experience of our speakers, ask them your questions, and get in touch with other users. Find the webinar that is most suited for you now and join the PLCnext Community.
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