Diagnostic log files The diagnostic log files contain status information, warnings, error messages, and debugging messages. They offer information on the firmware start-up and operation of a controller of the PLCnext family. It is a good compromise between information and system performance. You will find the files… Read More
Netload Limiter Available for these devices: AXC F 1152 and AXC F 2152 from 2022.0 LTS AXC F 3152 from 2020.6 RFC 4072S from 2019.9 With the Netload Limiter, PLCnext Control devices offer an option to limit the CPU load caused by received Ethernet telegrams. During normal operation, an increased amount of Ethernet telegrams may occur for a short time. Read More
Global Data Space data types configuration Configuration with PLCnext Engineer You can configure the GDS by connecting IN and OUT ports of programs with the PLCnext Engineer software (see Importing libraries into PLCnext Engineer). In PLCnext Engineer, select the desired use as an IN or OUT port in the Data… Read More
Updating firmware and automation projects Updating in general In agile development, updating is a crucial task. In PLCnext Technology there are many ways to perform updates: Means… …for updating firmware PLCnext Engineer projects PLCnext apps ACF or PLM components (manual download) Device and Update Management (DaUM) ✔ ✔… Read More
System monitoring Available from firmware version 2025.0 The system monitoring is a library that consists of the components system watchdog and system monitor. The firmware component system monitor has been released with firmware version 2025.0 and extends the system watchdog with diagnostic options. It monitors system critical parameters like RAM… Read More
Configuration files Although PLCnext Engineer is the recommended tool you can load programs and program instances onto the controller even without using the PLCnext Engineer. This also applies to files in .pcwlx libraries programmed in C++ by using the Eclipse® IDE with PLCnext Technology Add-in, or Visual Studio® with PLCnext Technology Extension, or the PLCnext CLI. But before transferring… Read More
