Downloading an Application to the PLC In order to transfer your application to the PLC, the program has to be compiled without any errors and the connection settings for the PLC have to be set. Tip If

Configuring the Connection to the PLC The connection to the controller is established by means of a gateway. This gateway can be your development computer or another network computer connected to the

Encrypting Communication, Changing Security Settings Important Recommendations for data protection In order to minimize the risk of data security violations, we recommend the following organizational

Handling of Device User Management Important Recommendations for data protection In order to minimize the risk of data security violations, we recommend the following organizational and technical acti

Generating Application Code The application code is the machine code that a PLC executes when you start an application. CODESYS automatically generates the application code from the source code that w

Downloading the Application Code, Logging in, and Starting the PLC In order to download the source code of your application to the PLC, you need to log in to the PLC with application. If there are sev

Creating a Boot Application A boot application is the application version, which is started automatically when the controller is switched on or started. For this to happen, the application on the PLC

Downloading Source Code to and from the PLC CODESYS provides the capability of loading project source code to a PLC as a project archive. You can then transfer this project archive back to the develop

Distributing Application Code to Different Memory Areas CODESYS provides the capability of storing application code in different memory areas on the controller. The requirement is that you are using a

Testing and Debugging CODESYS provides various options for testing your application and detecting errors. You can start your application in simulation mode, even without connecting any hardware. Using