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TwinCAT 3 Quick Start

Contents

1. Architecture: Engineering (XAE) and Runtime (XAR)

2. Practice:

- Establish a connection

- Hardware test: Online Scan and Freerun Mode

- Create task with I/O image

- Link to the hardware

3. Create PLC program

- Variable declaration


4. Settings for automatic start of XAR

- Activate boot project

- Enable boot project start

- Set TwinCAT autostart for RUN

TwinCAT 3

eXtended

Automation (XA)

eXtended

Automation

Runtime (XAR)

eXtended

Automation

Engineering (XAE)

Modular runtime system

TcC

OM PLC Safety

TcC

OM NC

TcC

OM

C++

modules

TcC

OM …

TcC

OM

TwinCAT 3 development environment

based on Visual Studio® 2010

TwinCAT 3

Standard

Visual Studio®

2010 Shell

TwinCAT 3

Integrated

Visual Studio®

2010

eXtended

Architecture (XAA)

eXtended Automation (XA) - overview

eXtended

Automation

Engineering (XAE)

TwinCAT 3 development environment

Visual Studio® 2010

TwinCAT 3

Standard

Visual Studio®

2010 Shell

TwinCAT 3

Integrated

Visual Studio®

2010

eXtended

Automation

Runtime (XAR)

Notebook XAE –> CX or IPC XAR

eXtended

Automation

Runtime (XAR)

Modular runtime system

TcC

OM PLC Safety

TcC

OM NC

TcC

OM

C++

modules

TcC

OM …

TcC

OM

Ethernet interface used as

programming interface

EtherCAT Master



TwinCAT 3 development environment on

notebook

TwinCAT 3

Standard / Integrated

TwinCAT 3 runtime on CX /IPC

TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS

TwinCAT 3 Runtime

Real-time Kernel

PLCCNC PLCC++

modulesPLCPLCPLCSimulink®

modules

IO

Tw

inC

AT

Tra

nsport

Layer

-A

DS


TwinCAT 3 runtime on CX /IPC

TwinCAT Transport Layer - ADS

TwinCAT 3 Runtime

Real-time Kernel

PLCCNC PLCC++

modulesPLCPLCPLCSimulink®

modules

IO

TwinCAT 3 development

environment PC

TwinCAT 3

Standard / Integrated

Tw

inC

AT

Tra

nsport

Layer

-A

DS

Config Mode:

to enable communication (programming)

scanning of hardware / IO test in Freerun

Run Mode : PLC NC IO etc. operate in real-timePC

taskbar

XAE status

TwinCAT Real-Time Servers are accessible from high-level applications (System Manager +

PLC Control, SCADAs, HMI programs, …) by means of ADS protocol.

The target system is selected by paramater AmsNetId. Every hardware system with TwinCAT

installed has its own AmsNetId, which must be unique on the Local Area Network.

Within a selected target system, the specific Real-Time Server is selected by parameter

AmsPort. Server AmsPorts are defined by standard.


I/O-

Server PLC

Server

NC PTP

Server

Real-Time Device Driver

Hardware

TwinCAT Real-Time kernel extension

AmsNetId : 192.168.3.5.1.1

AmsPort : 501


PC taskbar

TwinCAT XAE displays TwinCAT

state on the target system

TwinCAT on the target computer

(CX / IPC)

The target computer

must be in the RUN

state in order to logon

to the PLCReal-time load in %

Contents


2. Practice:

- Establishment of a connection











Practice: Requirements

Requirement: TC3 is successfully installed on the programming

computer and the target computer

Hardware with PC (XAE)

Target system CX or IPC

Practice - Requirements

Example hardware

PC with TwinCAT3

XAE, CX or IPC with

EtherCAT adaptor

TwinCAT3 XAE / XAR

on the same computer

(local)

Some EtherCAT

slaves

( a Coupler EK1100 if

required)

Starting Visual Studio shell

Taskbar TwinCAT Visual Studio

2010/2012/2013 symbol

Starting Visual Studio shell

New Project

XAE Project

Setting the target system

Establishment of a connection

To search, first select Local Target System


searches for

TC

controllers

IPC/ CX

Connection

to both

devices

(enter PC

target

system)


Logon information: user name and password for computer.

Training CX 1020 / IPC C63xxCX

training:

Administrator

1


Connection

valid

Status of connection

PC taskbar


state on the target system

TwinCAT on the target computer

(CX / IPC)

State of the TwinCAT symbol


state on the target system The target system must

be in Config Mode for

scanning and freerun test

of the hardware

The target computer must

be in the RUN state in

order to logon to the PLC

laterThe TwinCAT system on the XAE

computer must be in the Config

Mode for logging on.

Run Mode is also possible if the XAE

computer simultaneously represents a control

computer (XAR)

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2. Practice:












Scan Hardware

Check Config Mode,

activate Config Mode if

necessary

Scan

Scan Hardware

Scan Hardware

Freerun

In Freerun Mode,

I/O can be tested without PLC

program

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2. Practice:












Add a Task with I/O

Create a Task

Add a Task with I/O

Check Auto Start

flag and set cycle

time

Add a Task with I/O

Insert the Inputs

and Outputs

Variables

Link to the hardware

Insert the Inputs

and Outputs

Variables


Further links

Activate Configuration

Activating the configuration

Wait for Run Mode


If TwinCAT XAR is not

registered, a 7-day

licence can be created

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2. Practice:












Add PLC project

Create PLC project

Global Variable List

PLC project from

template

Generate global

variable list


Name


Create global variables


Link


Further links


Activating the configuration

Wait for Run Mode


If TwinCAT XAR is not

registered, a 7-day

licence can be created

Login

Login to PLC project

PLC RUN

Start

PLC

PLC

Online

Login

Online

XAE offline + PLC not in Run Mode

XAE online + PLC not in Run Mode

XAE offline + PLC in Run Mode

XAE online + PLC in Run Mode

TwinCAT in Run Mode

Monitoring

Global variables

online

Write

Values

Extending the program

Logout

Create FB


Create FB


Edit FB

Toolbox: VIEW->TOOLBOX


Edit FB

Adapt connection with

“Set output connection”


Call block in Main

(ST) with input

assistant and Auto

Declare


Call block in Main (ST) with

input assistant and Auto

Declare

Configure input and output

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2. Practice:












Autostart

Create Boot project

Enable autostart

Activate boot project

Autostart

TwinCAT autostart

Autostart

User name and password

for the control computer

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