Installation Windows CE
The following section describes how to install a TwinCAT 3 function (TFxxx) on a Beckhoff Embedded PC with Windows CE.
- Download and install the setup file
- Transfer the CAB file to the Windows CE device
- Run the CAB file on the Windows CE device
If an older TFxxx version is already installed on the Windows CE device, it can be updated:
Download and install the setup file
The CAB installation file for Windows CE is part of the TFxxx setup. This is made available on the Beckhoff website www.beckhoff.com and automatically contains all versions for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows CE (x86 and ARM).
Download the TFxxx setup file and install the TwinCAT 3 function as described in the Installation section.
After the installation, the installation folder contains three directories (one directory per hardware platform):
- CE-ARM: ARM-based embedded PCs running Windows CE, e.g. CX8090, CX9020
- CE-X86: X86-based embedded PCs running Windows CE, e.g. CX50xx, CX20x0
- Win32: embedded PCs running Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows Embedded Standard
The CE-ARM and CE-X86 directories contain the CAB files of the TwinCAT 3 function for Windows CE in relation to the respective hardware platform of the Windows CE device.
Example: installation folder "TF6310"
Transfer the CAB file to the Windows CE device
Transfer the corresponding CAB file to the Windows CE device.
There are various options for transferring the executable file:
- via network shares
- via the integrated FTP server
- via ActiveSync
- via CF/SD cards
Further information can be found in the Beckhoff Information System in the "Operating Systems" documentation (Embedded PC > Operating Systems > CE).
Run the CAB file on the Windows CE device
After transferring the CAB file to the Windows CE device, double-click the file there. Confirm the installation dialog with OK. Then restart the Windows CE device.
After restarting the device, the files of the TwinCAT 3 function (TFxxxx) are automatically loaded in the background and are then available.
The software is installed in the following directory on the Windows CE device:
\Hard Disk\TwinCAT\Functions\TFxxxx
Software upgrade
If an older version of the TwinCAT 3 function is already installed on the Windows CE device, carry out the following steps on the Windows CE device to upgrade to a new version:
- 1. Open the CE Explorer by clicking Start > Run and entering "Explorer".
- 2. Navigate to \Hard Disk\TwinCAT\Functions\TFxxx\xxxx.
- 3. Rename the file Tc*.exe to Tc*.old.
- 4. Restart the Windows CE device.
- 5. Transfer the new CAB file to the Windows CE device.
- 6. Run the CAB file on the Windows CE device and install the new version.
- 7. Delete the file Tc*.old.
- 8. Restart the Windows CE device.
- The new version is active after the restart.