Summary In this tutorial I will show you how to connect to- and use a cloud-based database while on your PLCnext AXCF 2152 controller. We will use Microsoft Azure as the cloud-service provider and perform queries using HTTP requests. These requests will be performed in a thread so they won’t… Read More
Receive warnings about important machine events to reduce downtime or predict maintenance updates. The alarms & notification feature from IXON Cloud lets you send a push message or emails without any coding. Use it to monitor events and trigger alarms, in the factory or remote location, by using the collected data of… Read More
Please accept marketing-cookies to watch this video. based on Node.js® Azure SDK https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-js Contribution and the complete source code at https://github.com/plcnextusa/PLCnext_AWS_AZURE This is a work from our PLCnext team from the Phoenix Contact USA headquarters. Please reach out to us… Read More
The data logging feature from IXON Cloud lets you log data securely from the PLCnext device to the IXON Cloud. It collects, prepares, transmits and stores data using a secure MQTT connecting automatically from the PLCnext device to the IXON Cloud platform. Just define the parameters you want to log and the… Read More
The following Makers Blog consists of the Stairwell Light functionality as stated in the VDI 3813 directive (BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (BACS) – FUNDAMENTALS OF ROOM CONTROL). This directive consists of descriptions, ways to do room automation in order to increase the energy efficiency of a building. Stairwell Light… Read More
About 90 percent of operating problems faced by engineers can be solved by remote access to the control system. With remote access, you can remotely troubleshoot and program your PLCnext controller. A prerequisite for remote access is that machines can be accessed from the internet in a secure way. After… Read More
This Makers blog shows a way to communicate Bacnet MSTP devices from Emalytics to the PLCnext platform. As this is a serial protocol and the ILC 2050 BI has as first IO channel onboard 2x serial ports, the port 1 is used in this example (=COM1). First of all Open… Read More
Following on my previous blog “Datalogging in IEC 61131-3: The basic principle”, I want to show you something extra.To read and write data, you only need to implement some basic commands. In this blog, we are going to create the following methods: Create a fileCreate a file and directly write… Read More
The following functionality is based on the Alarms Dispatcher in PLCnext Technology.It enables you to send alarms to other applications running on your PLCnext Control, whether it be a C++, Simulink®, IEC 61131-3 or an embedded OPC UA Server application.I will explain some easy examples to make you familiar with… Read More
Here is a basic guide to installing PLCnext CLI version 2020.0 LTS on a Linux operating system, when there is an earlier version of the CLI already installed. The procedure below assumes that there is an existing PLCnext CLI installation on the Linux host, in the directory ~/plcncli. Download the file… Read More
