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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
ILibrary and LibraryBase Using the PLCnext CLI (see PLCnCLI )the Eclipse® add-in or the 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… 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
PLM (Program Library Manager) The PLM (Program Library Manager) is part of the PLC manager. It loads and unloads components during the runtime of the PLCnext Technology firmware. The PLM controls the entire service life of the component instance in accordance with the states of the controller and changes of… Read More
Structure of a C++ program Note: If you want to consult the PLCnext Technology SDK C++ header files in parallel while reading this section, first install the necessary tools as described in Required Installations. When naming PLCnext Technology components, observe the naming conventions. With PLCnext Technology, programs that were created in different… Read More
C++ programming 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 PLCnext… 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… Read More
IComponent and IProgram Using the PLCnext CLI (see 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 functions. Read More
PLCnext CLI Concept The PLCnext CLI (PLCnext Command Line Interface) provides an entire toolchain for C++ programming on the PLCnext Technology platform as well as a template system for creating projects. Based on the C++ specific templates, you can develop your applications. Use the PLCnext CLI to unpack and… Read More
Several component types in the same library Using the PLCnext CLI or the Eclipse® Add-in creates the metadata 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… Read More
