ITcPlcProject

The class ITcPlcProject enables developers to set properties for a PLC project. It usually targets the root node of a PLC project, as shown in the picture below.

ITcPlcProject 1:

The following C# code snippet shows an example about how this class may be used in Automation Interface code:

ITcSmTreeItem plcProjectRootItem = systemManager.LookupTreeItem("TIPC^PlcGenerated");
ITcPlcProject iecProjectRoot = (ITcPlcProject)plcProjectRootItem;
iecProjectRoot.BootProjectAutostart = true;
iecProjectRoot.GenerateBootProject (true);

Please note: If you would like tocompile a PLC project, please use the compiler functionalities of the Visual Studio COM objectEnvDTE, as shown in many of our Samples .

Methods

ITcPlcProject methods	Description	Available since
GenerateBootProject()	Equals the entry "Activate Boot project" from the TwinCAT XAE context menu	TwinCAT 3.1

Properties

ITcPlcProject properties	Get/Set	Description	Available since
BootProjectAutoStart	Yes / Yes	Equals the checkbox "Autostart Boot Project" in the dialog shown above	TwinCAT 3.1
BootProjectEncryption	Yes / Yes	Equals the dropdown box "Encryption" in the dialog shown above	TwinCAT 3.1
TmcFileCopy	Yes / Yes	Equals the checkbox "Copy TMC File to Target" in the dialog shown above	TwinCAT 3.1

Version information

Required TwinCAT version

This interface is supported in TwinCAT 3.1 and above