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One more guide – how to install Windows tools for C++ programming with MS Visual Studio IDE

Despite the very rich official documentation, it is sometimes very difficult to combine all information together and solve the problem. Especially when we use so fast-paced modern technology like PLCnext. Here on GitHub you can find one more guide – how to install Windows tools for C++… Read More

Message management library for plc applications using IEC-61131 and eHMI

Data Privacy in easymon

easymon is a remote monitoring solution that brings the ease of use of the smartphone world to the domain of machine controllers. It only requires to install the PLCnext function extension from the PLCnext store and the corresponding smartphone app from the iOS or Google Play Store. After a quick… Read More

Installing apt(-get) package manager on PLCnext

Hello all, This blog-post will detail how to get the apt package manager running on the Linux OS of the PLCnext. Thus opening up more possibilities for installing packages. This post assumes you have some experience using Linux !!!!! DISCLAIMER THIS POST IS NOT ENDORSED OR SUPPORTED BY PHOENIX CONTACT, USE… Read More

Straton – Tutorial 2 – MMS communication

Introduction Hello everyone, here is the second tutorial about the IEC61850 standard, to follow it correctly, I strongly advise you to read the first one because I start from its end to continue the engineering. Here is the link: https://www.plcnext-community.net/en/hn-makers-blog/658-straton-introduction-tutorial-1-data-exchange-between-plcnext-engineer-and-straton.html We are not going to go through… Read More

Straton – Introduction & Tutorial 1 – Data Exchange between PLCNext Engineer and Straton

eHMI Water Plant Demo

Hello Everyone, this summer was my first time working with PLCnext technology and I wanted to share what I was able to do. More specifically, I worked with the eHMI technology in PLCnext Engineer. If any of you are like me and have no artistic abilities you may not want… Read More

easymon Finder

The PLCnext function app easymon removes the hassle of setting up a remote monitoring of your control.Instead of configuring all the nitty gritty bits and pieces of a cloud-based IoT services, it just leaves you with selecting your PLCnext project variables that you want to monitor on your mobile devices and setting… Read More

PLCnext Machine Learning

Once you have your Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control data flowing to the cloud, it’s time to develop some fast and efficient algorithms and Machine Learning models for real-time processing of the data. Azure Machine Learning empowers us with a wide range of productive experiences for building, training, and deploying machine… Read More

PLCnext Power BI Reports

Once you have your Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control data flowing to the cloud, it’s time to create some Power BI reports so that you can easily monitor everything. But first things first, let’s get our PLCnext Control connected to Microsoft Azure. Phoenix Contact has a video at … Read More