Communication via MQTT broker Available from firmware 2024.0 LTS PLCnext devices running firmware 2024.0 LTS or newer can communicate not just to Proficloud but to any MQTT broker, e.g. those provided by Amazon Warehouse Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure. This implementation of an MQTT client directly within the firmware is one of many possibilities,… Read More
Communication interfaces – Overview The PLCnext Runtime System comes with built-in communication interfaces. Depending on the firmware release on your PLCnext Control, the set of features can be different. Here you will find a description to every communication interface: OPC UA® Server OPC UA® Client OPC UA® PubSub Remote Service Calls (RSC)… Read More
Querying notifications via RSC INotificationLoggerService Notifications that have been saved by means of the Notification Logger can be queried via RSC interfaces, and one that is already provided with the PLCnext Runtime System is thisINotificationLoggerService. With the release of the PLCnext Control RFC 4072R which is the first PLCnext Control device made for system redundancy, an additionalINotificationLoggerService2 is provided… Read More
RSC Axioline Services The Axioline component can be extended via interfaces for Axioline services. You can use one interface for acyclic communication (PdiRead, PdiWrite). This interface is available via the RSC protocol. The parameter data, diagnostic information, and status information (PDI = Parameters, Diagnostics and Information) of an… Read More
RSC PROFINET Services The PROFINET component can be extended via interfaces for PROFINET services. You can use one interface for acyclic communication (RecordRead, RecordWrite). The interface is available via the RSC protocol. The parameter data, diagnostic information, and status information (PDI = Parameters, Diagnostics and Information) of a PROFINET… Read More
RSC GDS services Note: The execution of RSC services can take some time. For this reason, avoid direct calls from ESM tasks that are scheduled for real-time execution. IDataAccessService During runtime, the function extensions can use the IDataAccessService interface to have read and write access to the GDS data. The… Read More
RSC (Remote Service Calls) Function extensions can communicate with the PLCnext Technology core components via the RSC interface. You can access various functions and data items via the interfaces. For example, you can gain read and write access to the Global Data Space (GDS) data using the IDataAccessService RSC service. … Read More
REST data interface – Collections and dictionaries Available from firmware 2019.9 This topic shows how to retrieve the dictionaries for the REST data interface, and gives exemplary postman collections for the commands that are described thoroughly in the respective topics. Note: Phoenix Contact reserves the right to make changes and additions in further versions… Read More
RSC documentation Here’s an overview to the available documentation regarding the RSC services that are built into the PLCnext Runtime System. This reference will be updated over time. Note: From firmware release 2022.0 LTS on, RSC services can also communicate via gRPC. The respective protocol buffer definitions (.proto files) can be downloaded from our gRPC GitHub repository. Read More
REST data interface Introduction In this topic you will learn about the REST-based approach of PLCnext Technology which is utilized to exchange data via HTTP with the PLCnext Control’s firmware and with data in the Global Data Space (GDS). REST, or REpresentational State Transfer, is a software architecture style consisting of guidelines and best practices for… Read More
