This class presents the fundamentals of a TwinCAT 3 project, with emphasis on the PLC. topics include: navigating the PLC interface, the use of the IEC61131-3 languages, creation of functions and Function Blocks, updating/changing code, and interacting with I/O.

Contents

• introduction to Beckhoff Automation
• introduction to TwinCAT eXtended Automation Technology (XAT)
• introduction to eXtended Automation Engineering environment (XAE), Microsoft Visual Studio® integration
• TwinCAT system architecture: configuration and diagnostics
• communication with Hardware
• basics of IEC 61131-3 programming
• input/output variable declarations and basic data types
• linking of software variables with hardware inputs and outputs
• communication between Beckhoff hardware and PC using EtherCAT
• customer resources
• BST (Beckhoff Service Tool)
• hardware and fieldbus components
• testing of I/O
• EtherCAT operation
• EtherCAT troubleshooting
• TwinCAT Scope
• advanced eXtended Automation Engineering environment (XAE)
• variables and data types
• IEC 61131-3 languages
• languages walk-through
• IEC 61131-3 programming concepts (loops, conditionals, arrays, structures, OOP)
• creation and use of standard Function Blocks and Functions.
• visualization
• library management
• PLC boot configuration, data persistence and source code download

Prerequisites

• experience of PLC programming and knowledge of Windows O.S.