PLCnext Control hardware documentation For each PLCnext Control device or extension, there is a user manual or a data sheet available on the Phoenix Contact website. For your convenience, we’re making those PDF documents available for download here, too. Where there’s additional documentation mentioned, please refer to the respective product page on the Phoenix Contact website. Read More
SD cards In this topic you see the main features and compatibility of the available SD cards for PLCnext Control devices. These SD cards come with an underlying file system, which is necessary for proper operation in PLCnext Technology. Do not use other SD cards available on the market, nor reformat a Phoenix Contact… Read More
Working with encrypted SD cards Available from firmware release 2024.0 LTS with AXC F x152, RFC 4072S, BPC 9102S, SPLC 1000, or SPLC 3000 Only LIC SD cards can be encrypted in the context of PLCnext Technology: SD FLASH 8GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC (item no. 1151112) SD FLASH 32GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC (item no. 1151111) SD FLASH PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC… Read More
Getting started with PLCnext Engineer Simulation Available from 2022.0 LTS with PLCnext Engineer 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 easier to… Read More
How to set up the AXC F XT ETH 1TX module Available on AXC F 2152 from 2019.0 LTS, and on AXC F 3152 from 2021.0 LTS AXC F 2152 or AXC F 3152 can be extended with an additional Ethernet interface using the AXC F XT ETH 1TX left-alignable Axioline F extension module. This topic shows how to integrate and configure the AXC F XT ETH 1TX. Installing the AXC F XT ETH 1TX Ethernet interface To install the extension module,… Read More
Starting up the AXC F XT PB PROFIBUS master Available from 2022.0 LTS for AXC F 2152 The AXC F XT PB PROFIBUS master currently supports the PROFIBUS DP/V0 mode. Requirements The AXC F XT PB is installed and the supply voltage is connected (see AXC F XT PB datasheet). In PLCnext Engineer: A project has been created The IP settings have been configured A connection to the… Read More
Adding Inline modules by means of AXC F IL ADAPT Available from 2019.0 LTS with AXC F 2152, and from 2020.6 with AXC F 3152 You can run an Inline station at a PLCnext Control. To do so, you need the right-alignable AXC F IL ADAPT Inline adapter terminal (item no. 1020304). For mounting and installation at the controller see the AXC F IL ADAPT data sheet. To configure the Inline station, proceed as follows. … Read More
Licensing the PLCnext Engineer Simulation Available from 2022.0 LTS with PLCnext Engineer PLCnext Engineer Simulation allows programming without having a hardware PLCnext Control. For details, see the PLCnext Engineer Simulation introduction. Who needs a license Phoenix Contact provides the PLCnext Engineer software suite and all simulation packages for download at the PLCnext Engineer product page, and everything seems to be downloadable free of… Read More
Starting up INTERBUS with logical addressing Available on AXC F 2152 and AXC F 3152 from firmware 2019.3, and PLCnext Engineer from 2022.0 LTS Requirements The AXC F XT IB is installed and the supply voltage is connected (see AXC F XT IB data sheet). In PLCnext Engineer: A project has been created The IP settings have been configured A connection to the controller has been established Adding the AXC F XT IB… Read More
Adding left-alignable AXC F XT modules You can connect one extension module to the left of the AXC F 2152 using the AXC BS L 2 bus base module, and two extensions to the left of the AXC F 3152 using the AXL F BS AXC 3X5X bus base module. In addition to the respective documentationfor each product, there are quick introductions available on how to integrate… Read More
