Ordering standard licenses

Several system IDs A TwinCAT 3 license dongle has no platform level of its own. This is dependent on the platform level of the connected computer. Since the platform level of the computer goes into the system ID of the dongle, a TwinCAT 3 license dongle can have several system IDs.

See also: System ID of TwinCAT 3 license dongles

Ordering TwinCAT 3 standard licenses with and without preactivation

To enable unambiguous assignment of TwinCAT 3 licenses for preactivation and the required licensing platform (dongle or IPC) in the order, please note the following when ordering:

• The order number of the TwinCAT 3 license dongle indicates whether or not to preactivate licenses for the dongle:
• EL6070-0033 (or C9900-L100-0033) = TwinCAT 3 dongle with preactivated TwinCAT 3 licenses
• EL6070-0000 (or C9900-L100) = empty TwinCAT 3 dongle (without preactivated TwinCAT 3 licenses)
• The order number of the TwinCAT 3 license is important for preactivating TwinCAT 3 licenses for a type ...-0033 dongle. In this case, the third from last digit of the TwinCAT 3 article number must be "1". Example:
• TC1200-0150 = preactivation by Beckhoff for a TwinCAT 3 license dongle in the same order
• When reordering licenses for a TwinCAT 3 license dongle that is already with the customer, the license must be activated by the customer. In this case, the third from last digit of the TwinCAT 3 article number must be "2". Example:
• TC1200-0250 = no preactivation by Beckhoff (license activation by customer)
• If the preactivation is to be carried out by Beckhoff (for a Beckhoff IPC in the same order), the third from last position of the TwinCAT 3 article number must be "0". Example TC1200-0050.
• Structure the order in such a way that a unambiguous assignment of the licenses to the desired licensing platform is given.
  Example for ordering a TwinCAT 3 license dongle (with preactivated licenses):
• Dongle 1
• Assigned license A
• Assigned license B
• Dongle 2
• Assigned license A
• Assigned license C
• Assigned license D
• Assigned license E
• etc.
• You can combine several license dongles with identical license configurations under the same item.

Ordering TwinCAT 3 licenses with license instances

The vast majority of TwinCAT 3 licenses are so-called "CPU licenses". This means that only one license is required (and allowed) per control computer. Example: TC1200 (PLC).

However, some TwinCAT 3 licenses may be required more than once on a control computer, for example client access licenses for the TwinCAT HMI (TF2000).

Depending on the product, these are offered individually or in bundles, e.g. in a pack of 5.

However, for technical reasons, this pack of 5 is a CPU license (with 5 license instances included), and thus may only be activated once per system. (With the current TwinCAT license technology, a license instance may not contain further license sub-instances; the "main license" must therefore be a CPU license.)

This means that the same packs may not be activated more than once on a system.

Example:

13 HMI Client Access licenses are required. For example, you can activate these as one pack of 10 + one pack of 3 each, but not as 2 x pack of 5 + 1 x pack of 3.

Ordering option for Beckhoff Industrial PCs and Embedded PCs:
Pre-installation of the TwinCAT 3 runtime

For Beckhoff IPCs, simply add the "TC1000-1000" ordering option:

TC1000-1000    pre-installation of the TwinCAT 3 Runtime

For Beckhoff Embedded PCs of the CX series, the pre-installation of the TwinCAT 3 Runtime is ordered differently. In order to determine whether a Beckhoff Embedded PC of the CX series should contain a pre-installed TwinCAT 3 Runtime (XAR), the last digit of the order number for the CX must be "5".

Example:

CX5120-0125 = Beckhoff IPC with pre-installed TwinCAT 3 runtime

TwinCAT 3 licenses always have to be ordered separately. They are not automatically included in the preinstalled TwinCAT 3 runtime.