TF1040 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework
TF1040 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework
TF1040 TwinCAT 3 Test Framework is a powerful tool that supports developers in creating, managing, and executing tests for TwinCAT projects efficiently. The framework offers a modern graphical client for easy test management and a command line client. The latter can be optimally integrated into CI/CD workflows. This allows test automation to be seamlessly integrated into existing development processes, from individual components to the entire system. TwinCAT 3 Test Framework helps to shorten development cycles, improve quality, and make tests reproducible, which is an important step towards end-to-end automation and better software security.
Product status:
product announcement | estimated market release 3rd quarter 2026
Product information
| Technical data | TF1040 |
|---|---|
| Required license | TC1200 |
| Operating system | Windows 10, Windows 11, TwinCAT/BSD, TwinCAT/RTOS, Beckhoff RT Linux® |
| CPU architecture | x86, x64, Arm® |
| Ordering information | |
|---|---|
| TF1040-0v20 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 20 (Economy) |
| TF1040-0v30 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 30 (Economy Plus) |
| TF1040-0v40 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 40 (Performance) |
| TF1040-0v50 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 50 (Performance Plus) |
| TF1040-0v60 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 60 (Mid Performance) |
| TF1040-0v70 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 70 (High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v80 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 80 (Very High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v81 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 81 (Very High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v82 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 82 (Very High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v83 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 83 (Very High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v84 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 84 (Very High Performance) |
| TF1040-0v90 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 90 (Other 1…4 Cores) |
| TF1040-0v91 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 91 (Other 5…8 Cores) |
| TF1040-0v92 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 92 (Other 9…16 Cores) |
| TF1040-0v93 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 93 (Other 17…32 Cores) |
| TF1040-0v94 | TwinCAT 3 Test Framework, platform level 94 (Other 33…64 Cores) |
We recommend using a TwinCAT 3 license dongle for platform levels 90-94.
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