Access to the PLC Shell The Extension API enables external access to the PLC shell. For this function, a "Unix Domain Socket" is used, which the runtime system uses to receive incoming commands and se
START/STOP Switch The START/STOP switch represents a physical switch which can be used to set the PLC to the Start or Stop state. This mechanism is active if the file /var/run/codesysextension/runstop
Calling an External Function This mechanism can be used to call an external function in an IEC application via a Unix Domain Socket. This allows you to create your own functionalities. At the same tim
Linking Your Own I/Os With this functionality, local I/Os can be connected to a controller and used from the IEC application. Editing the device description In the provided example C:\Users\<user>\COD
the *c and *m4 files [...] Files . Select M4 [...] and *m4 files
CODESYS Virtual Control for Linux SL :
Overview The CODESYS Virtual Control for Linux SL add-on can be used to manage the virtual runtime and gateway instances. A virtual runtime system is built on Docker or Podman container technology. Fo
Establishing a Connection to an Instance Procedure . Establishing a direct connection to a runtime instance Port forwarding allows you to connect directly to the runtime instances. This does not requi
