Beckhoff ADS
The TwinCAT communication protocol automatically detects all PLC symbol information and provides it in AnyViz.
Connection Parameters
| AMS NetId | The target address consists of 6 bytes and is represented in a dotted notation (see TwinCAT System Manager) |
| Hostname | Hostname or IP address |
| Port | TCP port (default: 851 for TwinCATv3 and 801 for TwinCATv2) |
| Filter | If specified: Only variables whose comments contain the specified text will be provided |
| Local AMS NetId | Define the source AMS NetId if it should not be determined automatically |
| Read Only | Activate the checkbox if you want to prevent writing from AnyViz |
TwinCAT Routing
To enable communication between the Cloud Adapter and the PLC, a route must be created. Routes can be configured in various ways:
- TwinCAT Engineering: Navigate to SYSTEM/Routes and add a static route.
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TwinCAT Systray: Open the context menu by right-clicking on the TwinCAT systray icon. (not available on Windows CE devices)
- TwinCAT 2: Go to Properties/AMS Router/Remote Computers
- TwinCAT 3: Go to Router/Edit routes
- TcAmsRemoteMgr: Windows CE devices can be configured locally. Tool location:
/Hard Disk/System/TcAmsRemoteMgr.exe - IPC Diagnostics: Beckhoff IPCs offer a web interface for configuration
Example Configuration of a Route
Assuming the Cloud Adapter has the IP address 192.168.0.1, a static route with the AMS NetId 192.168.0.1.1.1 must be created.
