Tutorial

This tutorial guides the user through the complete implementation of a serial communication. The following tasks are explained step by step:

• Adding the required PLC library
• Configuring the PLC background communication to ensure the data exchange with the process image
• Implementation of a small PLC application that sends and receives data
• Task configuration
• Adding the hardware component and linking with the PLC process image

The tutorial is suitable for all hardware interfaces: Pc COM port, EL6xxx or KL6xxx terminal.

Further examples and a download option for the TwinCAT project described here can be found in section Examples.