Creating a new C++ project in Visual Studio Suitable from 2020.6 up to 2021.6 – for newer firmware see Working with Visual Studio This topic describes the general approach to C++ programming on PLCnext Technology with Microsoft® Visual Studio® IDE using the C++ PLCnext Technology Extension from Phoenix Contact. Of course, you might use… Read More
Creating a new C++ project in Eclipse® Suitable from 2019.0 LTS up to 2021.6 – for newer firmware see Working with Eclipse This section describes the general approach to C++ programming on PLCnext Technology with Eclipse® IDE. Of course, you might use any other IDE or code editor instead. Creating a new C++… Read More
Common classes Common classes provide functions that may be helpful for programming. The PLCnext Technology-specific common classes are made available via the PLCnext Technology SDK. With the help of the SDK, it is possible to generate high-level-language programs in C++ for the PLCnext Technology framework. The SDK provides Arp firmware header files… Read More
Structure of a C++ program PLCnext Technology follows an object-oriented approach. The following base classes are relevant for creating a C++ program running on a PLCnext Control. Depending on the functional needs, such a program can be integrated as either ACF component or PLM component. Library LibraryBase class The… Read More
Working with Eclipse® Valid from toolchain 2021.6 (for former releases see Creating a C++ project with Eclipse) This section describes the general approach to C++ programming on PLCnext Technology with Eclipse® IDE. Note: If preferred, you might as well use Visual Studio® , the other officially supported IDE. Or instead you can rely on… Read More
C++ program types on PLCnext Technology Types of C++ programs Depending on the functions you want to create, there are different ways to implement C++ code in PLCnext Technology. C++ real-time applications are deterministically executed in the real-time context (ESM) on a… Read More
Datatype Worksheet Datatype worksheets can be deployed with the PLCnext Engineer library and there for being an optional part of the PLM and ACF project types. The plcncli generate config command or in IDE as part of the build process, generates a DataTypes.dt file in the intermediate folder. Each struct,… Read More
C++ programs in PLCnext Technology With PLCnext Technology, you can use programs created with C++ in the real-time context of a PLC along with conventional IEC 61131‑3 programs. To use programs and program parts created in C++ within the scope of PLCnext Technology, Phoenix Contact provides tools and add-ins that help to integrate your… Read More
Advanced use of IComponent and IProgram Using the PLCnext CLI , Eclipse® Add-in or Visual Studio® extension creates the meta configuration files (*.libmeta, *.compmeta, *.progmeta) required for PLCnext Engineer as well as the following functions with a functional implementation during compiling. If you have special requirements that go beyond this, the following descriptions will help you understand the… Read More
ACF (Application Component Framework) The ACF (Application Component Framework) is the foundation for the PLCnext Technology platform architecture. The ACF is a framework that enables component-based platform development and the configurative composition of the firmware for the devices. It can configuratively distribute the firmware to one or more processes. The… Read More
