Installation, Start and Operating

Installation:

TwinCAT PLC HMI is available as supplement and can be installed with the setup. A license is with costs, a time-limited demo version is not available.

Start:

TwinCAT PLC HMI (TCatPlcCtrlHmi.exe) is started by a connection or a command line:

In each case at least the desired TwinCAT PLC Control project must be given. If no further parameters are set there, TwinCAT PLC HMI automatically will start with a visualization POU named TC_VISU (if existent in the project) and on that target mode, which was set when the project had been saved last.

Additionally, as well the known command line and command file commands (see User Manual TwinCAT PLC Control) as the following special parameter can be used:

/visu <visualization POU>

If the project contains a visualization POU named TC_VISU, it will start automatically with this one. If another POU should be the entrance, it must be set in the command line with "/visu <name of visualization POU>".

Example for a command line:

C:\TwinCAT\Plc\TCatPlcCtrlHmi.exe D:\PROJECTS\PROJECT.PRO /visu v_firstvisupage

The project project.pro will start with the visualization POU 'v_firstvisupage'. If the visualization should be started automatically with TwinCAT PLC Control, this can be done with a connection in TwinCAT StartUp (All Users) to the 'TCatPlcCtrlHmi.exe' and the named parameters.

Please regard:

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Operating:

The project will start in full screen mode with the entrance POU.

TwinCAT PLC HMI can be operated corresponding to the functions of the visualization elements via keyboard and mouse.

If there is no visualization element configured with a corresponding function, TwinCAT PLC HMI at any time can be terminated by pressing <Alt><F4>.