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
Remote debugging of C++ code Suitable with AXC F x152 PLCnext Technology has an integrated GDB server, so you can set up a remote debugging session using the Eclipse® IDE. Read more about the GDB server if you’re new to this tool or interested in the complete functionality of this tool. Setting up… Read More
Advanced C++ programming features Note: Some of these features have become available with newer toolchain releases over time. Check the availability note at each heading bar . Features: Connecting ports using the Port Wizard Adding an ACF library version and description Using multiple namespaces Using multiple… Read More
Working with Visual Studio® Valid from toolchain 2021.6 – for former releases see Creating a C++ project 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 also the Eclipse® IDE,… Read More
Creating and using shared (consumable) libraries Available from 2021.0 LTS Creating a shared (consumable) library Developing a library which can be consumed by other projects is a useful feature. A project with the type consumablelibrary can be created by means of the PLCnext CLI or one of the IDE tools provided… 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
