Overview Concept The CODESYS Edge Gateway for Linux is a standalone installation of a CODESYS gateway with edge functionality for Linux-based devices. Requirements for CODESYS Edge Gateway for Linux :

Installing the Runtime on the Controller Requirement: The operating system is already installed on the controller. If this is not the case, then follow the steps in the Installing the Operating System

Uninstalling the Edge Gateway Uninstalling the Edge Gateway in CODESYS Click Tools → Update Edge Gateway . The Edge Gateway view opens. In Select target , click Scan . The network is scanned for devic

CODESYS Control Extension Package :

Overview The CODESYS Control Extension Package provides many different options and interfaces to connect your own programs to the Linux runtime system and the IEC application. This allows you, for exa

Security Mechanisms The extension API provides comprehensive options to influence the runtime system. As a result, the user has to pay attention to necessary security measures. For CODESYS Control Ext

External Event Task The "External event task" mechanism can be used to trigger a task via an external event. "Unix Domain Sockets" are used for process separation. The corresponding socket file is loc

Event Mechanism The runtime system uses "events" to communicate events such as the Start/Stop/Reset of the PLC, the occurrence of an exception, and so on. With the "event mechanism", it is possible to

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