Start/stop PLC

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Description

The following program starts or stops run-time system 1 in the PLC:

C# program

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    //Create a new instance of class TcAdsClient
    TcAdsClient tcClient = new TcAdsClient();

    try
    {
    // Connect to local PLC - Runtime 1 - TwinCAT2 Port=801, TwinCAT3 Port=851
    tcClient.Connect(801);

        Console.WriteLine(" PLC Run\t[R]");
        Console.WriteLine(" PLC Stop\t[S]");
        Console.WriteLine("\r\nPlease choose \"Run\" or \"Stop\" and confirm with enter..");
        string sInput = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();

    //Process user input and apply chosen state
    do{
        switch (sInput)
        {
        case "r": tcClient.WriteControl(new StateInfo(AdsState.Run, tcClient.ReadState().DeviceState)); break;
        case "s": tcClient.WriteControl(new StateInfo(AdsState.Stop, tcClient.ReadState().DeviceState)); break;
        default: Console.WriteLine("Please choose \"Run\" or \"Stop\" and confirm with enter.."); sInput = Console.ReadLine().ToLower(); break;
        }
    } while (sInput != "r" && sInput != "s");
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    Console.ReadKey();
    }
    finally
    {
    tcClient.Dispose();
    }
}