TwinCAT HMI packages

This chapter deals with the interaction of TwinCAT Vision and the TwinCAT HMI. This consists of a server extension, with which images from the PLC can be displayed in the TwinCAT HMI, and a controls package for visualization and interaction with images and colors.

Integration of packages

The integration of packages takes place in the case of TwinCAT HMI versions from 1.12 via the package management NuGet. In a TwinCAT HMI project, right-click References and select Manage NuGet Packages…. Then click on Browse and select "TwinCAT HMI Official" or "Nuget.org" as Package source. You will now see a list of the available TwinCAT HMI packages, from which you can select Beckhoff.TwinCAT.HMI.Vision or Beckhoff.TwinCAT.HMI.Vision.Controls, for example.

From TwinCAT HMI version 1.14, the TwinCAT.HMI.Vision and TwinCAT.HMI.Vision.Controls packages can be installed via the TwinCAT Package Manager. The packages must then be integrated into the HMI project via the "Beckhoff Offline Packages" package source, as described above.

General information can be found in the TwinCAT HMI documentation, e.g. with the detailed description of package management.