Explore the future of automation with TwinCAT Machine Learning Creator

Beckhoff offers a machine learning (ML) solution that is seamlessly integrated into TwinCAT 3.

TwinCAT offers many features and various software function blocks for all automation tasks.

The TwinCAT software system turns almost any PC-based system into a real-time control with multiple PLC, NC, CNC and/or robotics runtime systems.

TE3860 TwinCAT 3 MLC Resource Pack is an extension package for the basic TE3850 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Creator web application. If more computing time is required, for example for training further AI models, additional computing time can be flexibly obtained via this extension package.

The TF3820 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Server is a high-performance service for executing trained AI models with the option of using hardware accelerators.

The TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Creator automatically creates AI models based on data sets. These AI models can be optimized in terms of their accuracy and latency to ensure they run efficiently on Beckhoff Industrial PCs with TwinCAT products. The generated models can also be used as standardized ONNX models beyond the Beckhoff product range. For AI model execution with TwinCAT products, a PLCopen XML file with IEC 61131-3 code is created in addition to the model, which describes the complete AI pipeline and can be imported seamlessly into TwinCAT.

TE3852 TwinCAT 3 MLC Signals and Time Series is an extension package for the basic TE3850 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Creator web application. This extension enables creation of AI models for signals and time series, e.g. classification, anomaly detection, and forecasting.

The TF3810 TwinCAT 3 Function is a high-performance execution module (inference engine) for trained neural networks.

TE3851 TwinCAT 3 MLC Computer Vision is an extension package for the basic TE3850 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Creator web application. This extension allows AI models to be created for image processing, e.g. image classification.

The TF3800 TwinCAT 3 Function is a high-performance execution module (inference engine) for trained, conventional machine learning algorithms.

The TF3810 TwinCAT 3 Function is a high-performance execution module (inference engine) for trained neural networks.

The TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Server includes a connection to a local client as standard (local TwinCAT runtime). If (possibly further) TwinCAT runtimes need remote access to a TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Server, these runtimes must each be equipped with a license for the TF3830 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Client.

TwinCAT 3 Vision Machine Learning provides an integrated machine learning (ML) solution for vision-specific use cases. Both the training and the implementation of the machine learning models take place in real time, and they even help machines to learn sophisticated data analyses automatically. This can be used to replace complex, manually created program constructs.

TwinCAT 3 Vision Neural Network provides an integrated machine learning (ML) solution for vision-specific use cases. The implementation of the machine learning models takes place in real time. With the help of these models, complex data analyses can be learned automatically. This means that complex, manually created program constructs can be replaced.

The C6043 Industrial PC with NVIDIA^® GPU handles applications with high demands on 3D graphics or deeply integrated Vision and AI program blocks with minimal cycle times. It extends the series of ultra-compact industrial PCs to include a high-performance device with a built-in slot for powerful graphics cards. With the latest Intel^® Core™ processors and highly parallelizing NVIDIA^® graphics processors, the PC becomes the perfect central control unit for ultra-sophisticated applications. The Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 control software is capable of mapping this as a fully integrated solution – without any additional software or interfaces. With the additional freely assignable PCIe^® compact module slot, the C6043 can be flexibly expanded with supplementary functions.

The C6675 Industrial PC is equipped with components of the highest performance class: Either the Intel^® Processor 300 or the Intel^® Core™ 3/5/7/9 Series 2 processors are used on an ATX motherboard. The housing and cooling concept adopted of the C6670 also enables the use of a GPU accelerator card, among other things. A total of 300 watts is available for full-length plug-in cards. Applications in the field of machine learning or vision can thus be realized in an industrial environment.