Comparison TF6310 TF6311

The products TF6310 "TCP/IP" and TF6311 "TCP/UDP Realtime" offer similar functionality.

This page provides an overview of similarities and differences of the products:

 

TF 6310

TF 6311

TwinCAT

TwinCAT 2 / 3

TwinCAT 3

Client/Server

Both

Both

Large / unknown networks

++

+

Determinism

+

++

High-volume data transfer

++

+

Programming languages

PLC

PLC and C++

Operating system

Win32/64, CE5/6/7

Win32/64, CE7

UDP-Mutlicast

Yes

No

Trial license

Yes

Yes

Protocols

TCP, UDP

TCP, UDP, Arp/Ping

Hardware requirements

Variable

TwinCAT-compatible network card

Socket configuration

See operating system (WinSock)

TCP/UDP RT TcCom Parameter

The Windows firewall cannot be used, since the TF6311 is directly integrated in the TwinCAT system. In larger / unknown networks we recommend using the TF6310.