Installation

Depending on the TwinCAT version and operating system used, this TwinCAT 3 Function can be installed in different ways, which are described in more detail below.

TwinCAT Package Manager

If you are using TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4026 (and higher) on the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can install this function via the TwinCAT Package Manager, see Installation documentation.

Normally you install the function via the corresponding workload; however, you can also install the packages contained in the workload individually. This documentation briefly describes the installation process via the workload.

Command line program TcPkg

You can use the TcPkg Command Line Interface (CLI) to display the available workloads on the system:

tcpkg list -t workload

You can use the following command to install the workload of a function.
Shown here using the example of the TF6100 TwinCAT OPC UA Client:

tcpkg install tf6100-opc-ua-client 

TwinCAT Package Manager UI

You can use the User Interface (UI) to display all available workloads and install them if required.
To do this, follow the corresponding instructions in the interface.

Setup

If you are using TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4024 on the Microsoft Windows operating system, you can install this function via a setup package, which you can download from the Beckhoff website at https://www.beckhoff.com/download.

Depending on the system on which you need the function, the installation can be done on either the engineering or runtime side. The following screenshot shows an example of the setup interface using the TF6100 TwinCAT OPC UA Client setup.

To complete the installation process, follow the instructions in the Setup dialog.