Licensing of Products Many CODESYS products are license-protected, so you need to activate a product before you start it. An add-on product that extends the capabilities of the CODESYS Development Sys

Using Scripts With the scripting feature in CODESYS , you can automate commands or complex program operations that you would otherwise have to do manually with mouse clicks and text input in the CODES

Security Due to the increased networking of controllers and plants, potential threats are also quickly rising. Therefore, you should carefully consider all possible safety measures. Security measures

General Information The following provides some general information about safety functions ("security" measures). This information applies regardless of the usage in CODESYS or one with a connection c

Security for the Development System In CODESYS , you can apply access protection to projects, libraries, as well as individual applications. In addition to a simple write protection for a project, a u

Security for the Runtime/PLC Communication with the controller connected in the CODESYS project should be protected against unauthorized access in the following ways: Enabling user management: simple

Security for CODESYS WebVisu Protect the connection between the web server of the controller and the visualization client with the following measures against unwanted access: Configure an HTTPS connec

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Testing in Simulation Mode Use simulation mode for testing and debugging your program when you do not have a physical target device. In this mode, the application is started on a simulated device. The

Stepping Through a Program You can step through an application and navigate the code. This is useful to check the status of your code at runtime. You can examine the call process, track variable value