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Real-time DataLogger – Tutorial videos

Real-time DataLogger – Tutorial videos Available from 2019.6 – some features came in with later firmware releases Note: Tutorial videos are embedded from the Phoenix Contact Technical Support YouTube channel.  With playing an embedded YouTube video in this platform, you accept the YouTube Terms & Conditions. Even showing the video previews on… Read More

Real-time DataLogger 

Real-time DataLogger  Available from firmware 2019.3 Use Case As soon as you record consumption values, need to prove energy feeds, or possibly have to log plant states, you need a reliable data acquisition. With the PLCnext Real-time DataLogger, you now have a convenient way to do all these use cases… Read More

Running applications in OCI containers

Running applications in OCI containers Available from 2020.0 LTS PLCnext Control devices are ready for running applications out of OCI containers. For many years, the use of OCI-compliant containers (such as docker®, moby or balena) have revolutionized the IT landscape. They allow a much faster and easier reuse of existing or custom… Read More

Alarms in C++ programming

Alarms in C++ programming Introduction Essential alarm status features Every alarm is oriented towards the OPC UA Alarms & Conditions specification and has these properties: Property Meaning or purpose Restrictions AlarmId The unique name of the alarm on the device.   AlarmType… Read More

Functions and applications – Overview

Functions and applications – Overview Functions and applications are built-in benefits for programmers that come with the PLCnext Runtime System. Depending on the firmware release on your PLCnext Control, the set of features can be different.  Here you will find a description to every function or application: Notifications Alarms Real-time… Read More

Introduction to Applicative System Redundancy (ASR)

Introduction to Applicative System Redundancy (ASR) Available with AXC F 2152 and AXC F 3152 The Applicative System Redundancy (ASR) is carried out by providing two redundant PLCs (First and Second) in the same network together with the responding I/O stations. The communication between the PLCs and the I/O stations is based on the PROFINET… Read More

Alarms via OPC UA Server

Alarms via OPC UA Server Introduction Essential alarm status features Every alarm is oriented towards the OPC UA Alarms & Conditions specification and has these properties: Property Meaning or purpose Restrictions AlarmId The unique name of the alarm on the device.   AlarmType… Read More

Alarm function blocks in IEC 61131-3 programming

Alarm function blocks in IEC 61131-3 programming Introduction Essential alarm status features Every alarm is oriented towards the OPC UA Alarms & Conditions specification and has these properties: Property Meaning or purpose Restrictions AlarmId The unique name of the alarm on the device.  … Read More

Real-time DataLogger reference

Real-time DataLogger reference Available from firmware 2019.6 Sources and data types The DataLogger can record data from any IN or OUT ports and variables. The following data sources are available: Global Data Space IN and OUT ports Type real-time program (C++, IEC 61131-3 and MATLAB®/Simulink®) – task-synchronous mode… Read More

Configuring PROFINET devices for redundancy

Configuring PROFINET devices for redundancy Available from 2022.0 LTS with RFC 4072R Configure the System redundancy data hold time for each PROFINET device.  The System redundancy data hold time is the maximum time that the PROFINET device holds the output data while a switch-over of the redundancy roles takes place. If neither… Read More