FAQ - frequently asked questions and answers

In this section frequently asked questions are answered in order to make your work with TwinCAT Analytics library easier. If you have further questions, please contact our support team support@beckhoff.com.

Can I use the Analytics library independent from the TwinCAT Analytics workflow?

Is it possible to use TE3500 Analytics Workbench with automatic code generation, if I like to use the Analytics library in my local application?

?Can I use the Analytics library independent from the TwinCAT Analytics workflow?

!Yes, for sure. You can use the library as a standard PLC library for your local machine application without any MQTT communication and other Analytics products.

?Is it possible to use TE3500 Analytics Workbench with automatic code generation, if I like to use the Analytics library in my local application?

!Yes, you can choose in TE3500 Analytics Workbench configurator the option “Add to existing Solution” in the Deploy Analytics Runtime dialog. This adds the Analytics part to your local application code by taking the right Solution in the path control. Also it is possible to add variables into the configurator from an ADS route. In the code generation is then a place holder where you have to do the mapping by hand.