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How to install libcurl on your AXC F 2152 controller

Written by: Damian Bombeeck Summary In this tutorial I will show you how to download, build and install a third-party open-source library, in my case libcurl, on your PLCnext AXC F 2152 controller. I’ll go through the different steps and explain why these steps are needed, furthermore I’ll include all… Read More

Latitude and Longitude on World Map Panel

The purpose of this makers blog is to show how to set latitude and longitude in the Proficloud World Map panel using JSON endpoints First, create latitude and longitude using a JSON editor. I used https://jsonblob.com/ Here is some sample code that I used to create latitude and longitude code… Read More

Install Miniconda on PLCnext Devices

“Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small, bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they depend on, and a small number of other useful packages, including pip, zlib and a few others. Use the conda install command to install 720+ additional conda packages from the… Read More

Install the .NET Core runtime 3.0.0 on the AXC F 2152

Abstract This guide explains how to install the dotnet core runtime version 3.0.0 on the PLCnext controller AXC F 2152. The controller need at least the firmware 2019.6.3 installed. Installation Download the dotnet runtime binaries for Linux ARM32. wget https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/0c5e013b-fa57-44dc-85bf-746885181278/58647e532fcc3a45209c13cdfbf30c74/dotnet-runtime-3.0.0-linux-arm.tar.gz Copy the archive to the controller. scp dotnet-runtime-3.0.0-linux-arm.tar.gz admin@192.168.1.10:/opt/plcnext/… Read More

Resolve problems with Node-RED and OPC-UA connection

From time to time, the OPC UA module in Node-RED doesn’t always want to connect to our OPC UA server after installation. The reason is that the installation doesn’t always create the necessary self-signed certificates which are needed. This blog will show you how to create those certificates… Read More

Install Node-RED and PM2 offline

Installing Node.js, Node-RED and PM2 offline Intro When using Node.js the easiest way to install everything is by installing the package from the PLCNext Store. From then on you can install all needed dependencies with the use of npm (Node Package… Read More

Using the AXC F 2152 with AXC F XT IB module to integrate interbus modules with Auto Interbus Reading

The AXC F XT IB ( article nr. 2403018) module is a left side connectable module for the AXC F 2152, that allows you to use interbus modules with the PLC next controller. If you are interested I can provide you an example PLCnext project (see email link below this… Read More

Update: new version of “Sample Runtime” C++ project

The Sample Runtime C++ project on Github has been updated with more features and a completely new documentation structure. The project now includes a step-by-step “getting started” guide to building your own runtime for PLCnext Control in C++, starting with a simple “Hello PLCnext” application. The term “runtime” is used to… Read More

Coding Diary: How to make your own PLCnext Store application

In 10 episodes we show how to code an app for PLCnext Technology and deploy it via the PLCnext Store. Peek into the coder’s diary where he tells all about building the “MQTT on paho” app that’s already available at the PLCnext Store. All code examples to these… Read More

New PLCnext Engineer library app: Dynamically configure your local Axioline bus

UPDATE (16.07.2020): The PLCnext Store app mentioned in this article is no longer maintained, but the source code for the app will continue to maintained in Github. ==================================================================== A new PLCnext Engineer library app has been added to the PLCnext Store – Bus Conductor This app can be used to… Read More