Overview

The TwinCAT FTP Client is a supplement and provides the possibility to communicate from the TwinCAT System to a FTP Server on an easy way.


The TwinCAT FTP Client provides the following functions:

Connection establishment:

- with authentication

Transmission functions:

- Uploading files

- Downloading files

File functions:

- Renaming files

- Removing files

- Searching files

- Creating folders

- Removing folders


All functionalities can be used out of the PLC with the help of function blocks. You can create connections to different FTP Servers, which can be distinguished and used with handles. Because of the handles you don't have to add the authentication values for every function.