Licenses

Two licenses are required to use the full functionality of the TE1401 TwinCAT Target for MATLAB^®. On the one hand, the TE1401 engineering license for creating TwinCAT objects from MATLAB^® functions and, on the other hand, a runtime license for executing these objects during the TwinCAT runtime.

Engineering license

The license TE1401 Target for MATLAB^® is required for the engineering system to create TcCOM and PLC function blocks from MATLAB^®. For testing purposes, the product can be used in demo mode without a license as a demo version.

A 7-day trial license with full functionality is not available for this product.

Restrictions in the demo version

Without a valid TE1401 license, the following restrictions must be observed:

• All cpp and header files from MATLAB Coder™ must not exceed 50 kB in total.
• Function inputs and function outputs are limited to 5 variables.
• You cannot merge multiple MATLAB^® functions into one PLC library.

Modules created with a demo license may only be used for non-commercial purposes!

Runtime license

The TC1320 or TC1220 licenses with included PLC license are required to start a TwinCAT configuration with a TwinCAT object generated from MATLAB^®. Without activated license, the module and consequently the TwinCAT system cannot be started.

TC1320 contains the license for executing TwinCAT C++ objects as well as objects created via the Target for Simulink^® and via the Target for MATLAB^®.

TC1220 adds a PLC license to the above list of TC1320.

It is possible to create a 7-day trial license for the runtime licenses, which allows initial tests without purchasing the license.