System requirements

Technical data

Description

Operating system

Windows 7/10, Windows Embedded Standard 7

Target platform

PC architecture (x86, x64)

Minimum TwinCAT version

TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4026

Required TwinCAT setup level

TwinCAT 3 XAE, XAR

Required TwinCAT license

TF6105 TC3 OPC UA Pub/Sub

Hardware requirements

This product provides support for different transport protocols. If you want to use UDP, a network interface card which is compatible with the TwinCAT Realtime-Ethernet Adapter driver is required, see below. If you want to use MQTT, no special network interface card is required.

Realtime-Ethernet Adapter

For UDP communication, this product is based on the TwinCAT Realtime-Ethernet Adapter driver. To check whether your network interface card is suitable for this driver, please perform the following steps. Please note that the installation of this driver is not required if you only want to use OPC UA Pub/Sub via MQTT.

  1. Create an OPC UA RT Device by right clicking on Devices and selecting Add New Item.
  2. Expand the category OPC UA and select Real-Time OPC UA Device.
  3. Now select the adapter and find the appropriate Ethernet interface by selecting Compatible Devices.
  4. Try to install the TwinCAT RT-Ethernet Adapter driver for your network interface card.
System requirements 1:

„For demo use only“

If your network interface card is listed under the “for demo use only” category, the TwinCAT RT-Ethernet Adapter driver has been installed but might not provide realtime capabilities. However, you may still use it for evaluation and testing.