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Beckhof TwinCAT driver

Driver to communicate with Beckhof TwinCAT plcs using the ADS protocol, and the python library pyads.

Parameters

Aside from the common parameters described in the communication_driver docs, this driver includes:

  • net_id: The Beckhoff twincat route to the PLC. Default = "192.168.0.1.1.1"
  • port: Port to connect to. Default = 851

Setup data

The setup data will give values to the parameters required and will specify the I/O variables info.

{
    "parameters": {
        "net_id": "192.168.1.160.1.1",
        "port": 851,
    },
    "variables": {
        "GVL.Digital_In1": {
            "datatype": "bool", 
            "size": 1,
            "operation": "write"
        },
        "GVL.Digital_Out1": {
            "datatype": "bool", 
            "size": 1, 
            "operation": "read"
        }
    }
}

Note

The setup_params in the generic PLC components for twincat_ads will need the following format:

{"net_id": "192.168.1.160.1.1", "port": 851}