Quickstart
System overview
TwinCAT 3 PLC realises one or more PLCs with the international standard IEC 61131-3 3rd edition on one CPU. All programming languages described in the standard can be used for programming. The blocks of the type PROGRAM can be linked with real-time tasks. Various convenient debugging options facilitate fault-finding and commissioning. Program modifications can be carried out at any times and in any size online, i.e. when the PLC is running. All variables are available symbolically by ADS and can be read and written in appropriate clients.
Functionalities
TwinCAT 3 PLC provides you with versatile and comfortable engineering functions for your development work:
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Project configuration through wizards | |
Interface customization | |
Generation of professional control programs according to IEC 61131-3 with many standard features | |
Convenient programming with mouse and keyboard in all IEC 61131-3 languages Corresponding editors for FBD, LD, IL, ST, SFC, plus the variants CFC and Extended CFC | |
Input support for input and configuration of a wide range of data | |
Support of object-oriented programming Genuine object-oriented programming according to 61131-3 third edition, in all IEC 61131-3 languages possible without additional tools Inheritance of program blocks to similar program parts to reduce development time and errors Object-oriented programming is not a must: functional or object-oriented programming can be used and mixed as required | |
Comprehensive project comparison, also for graphic editors | |
Library concept for convenient reuse of program code | |
Debugging and online features to optimize program code and speed up testing and commissioning | |
Integrated compilers for various CPU platforms | |
Security properties for protecting the source code and operating the controller |
Using Help
Each help component consists of a conceptual part and a reference part. The conceptual part provides detailed explanations of all the topics that are relevant for creating, managing and executing a TwinCAT 3 PLC project. The descriptions are supplemented by step-by-step instructions for achieving the desired result. The reference parts are complete reference works for the user interface and programming of TwinCAT 3 PLC. See also the "TC3 User Interface" documentation.