Usage scenarios and version compatibility

Usage scenarios

Scenario

Modeling system
TwinCAT version

Target system
TwinCAT version

Installation Editor (TE6100)

Installation Server (TF6100)

Purpose

Same system

4026 XAE and XAR

Local with Package Manager

Development, productive use

Different systems

4026 XAE

4026 XAR

On XAE system
with Package Manager

On XAR system
with Package Manager

Development, productive use

Different systems legacy

4026 XAE
and 4024 Remote Manager

4024 XAR

On XAE system
with Package Manager

On XAR system
with TwinCAT 3 setup

Maintenance of old systems

As long as the Nodeset Editor is used on a system with the TwinCAT Package Manager and thus TwinCAT Build 4026, the TwinCAT OPC UA Server can also be installed on another system that meets its system requirements.

If the server is only available in an old version that cannot be changed, the following compatibility matrix applies:

Version compatibility

Server version

Editor version

Functionality

>= 5.2

>= 2

✅ Full

5.1

1

⚠️ Restricted, not recommended

< 5.1

-

❌ None

Further combinations

❌ None

The rest of the documentation assumes that the current Nodeset Editor and the current server are installed as in the "Same system" scenario.