Communication

The TwinCAT HMI has various extensions for communicating with other devices via interfaces.

ADS

The Automation Device Specification is the TwinCAT communication protocol.

MDP

The Modular Device Profile is based on the Modular Device Profile specification of the EtherCAT Technology Group. This can be used to read system information from Beckhoff IPC.

OPC UA Client

The Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture is a standard for data exchange as a platform-independent architecture. This allows third-party controllers to be integrated into the TwinCAT HMI.