TwinCAT PLC Serial Communication
The TwinCAT PLC Serial Communication library communicates with serial devices, such as printers, bar code scanners, etc. The PCs serial interface and the serial Beckhoff EtherCAT Terminals (EL6xxx), EtherCAT Box modules (EP6002) and Bus Terminals (KL6xxx) are supported.
- sending and receiving byte by byte
- sending and receiving strings
- automatic detection of start/stop sequences
- configuration of serial Bus Terminals at run-time
| Technical data |
TwinCAT PLC Serial Communication |
| Target system |
Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, Windows 7, Windows CE
PC (x86-compatible), Beckhoff Windows CE devices, Beckhoff Fieldbus Controller (BCxxxx, BXxxxx, IL230x-Cxxx) |
| Min. TwinCAT level |
TwinCAT PLC |
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| Ordering information |
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| TwinCAT PLC Serial Communication |
IEC 61131-3 software library for TwinCAT PLC for communication via serial devices |
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| Accessories |
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| KL6001 | KL6031 |
Bus Terminals, serial interface RS232 |
| KL6021 | KL6041 |
Bus Terminals, serial interface RS422/RS485 |
| EL6001 |
EtherCAT Terminal, serial interface RS232 |
| EP6002 |
2-channel EtherCAT Box, serial interface RS232, RS422/RS485 |
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