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Tutorial videos on C# programming Here you find our tutorial videos regarding the C# tools, programming, and debugging. 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… Read More
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Tutorial videos on C++ programming Here you find our tutorial videos regarding the C++ tools, programming, and debugging. 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… Read More
Configuring PROFINET® controller and PROFINET® device This series of steps demonstrates how to set up communication between two PLCs, one of them being the PROFINET® controller and the other being the PROFINET® device. On the PLC that will be the PROFINET® Device: Note: The following steps are laid out in detail in the Configuring PROFINET… Read More
Getting started with PLCnext Engineer Simulation Available from 2022.0 LTS with AXC F x152 devices With PLCnext Engineer Simulation, you can execute many of the functions, components, and models in your automation project without having a PLCnext Control at hand. There are some restrictions still, and further development is being done. Nevertheless, with this approach it is… Read More
Simulation FAQ Frequently asked questions and answers to the PLCnext Engineer Simulation: Are there any requirements for PLCnext Engineer Simulation? Yes, see Requirements. Are there any restrictions for PLCnext Engineer Simulation? Yes, see Restrictions. Can I run that simulation on a Linux computer? No, sorry for that: As of now PLCnext Engineer is… Read More
PLCnext Engineer user interface General overview Key Menu bar Tool bar PLANT area Editors area COMPONENTS area Cross-functional area Status bar PLANT area All of the physical and logical components of your application are mapped in the form of a hierarchical… Read More
Instantiating a program Programs are instantiated in the Tasks and Events editor. To instantiate a program, create the required task and assign it to the desired program instance. Individual tasks are coordinated and processed in the Execution and Synchronization Manager (ESM). The AXC F 2152 uses a dual-core processor and has one… Read More
Programming in accordance with IEC 61131-3 Opening and creating the POU, creating variables If you have created the project with the project template for an empty project for your controller (Creating a new project), a Program Organization Unit (POU) with the name Main is created automatically in the COMPONENTS area… Read More
Creating a new project Open PLCnext Engineer. Click on a project template, e.g. Empty AXC F 2152 v.00 / 2020.0.0 project on the start page. The project template for an empty AXC F 2152 project opens. Open the File → Save Project As… menu. Enter a unique and meaningful name for the project. Read More
