Back to: CODESYS PLC Course – Structured Programming With DUTs
Lessons that have resources will require Codesys for any self learning using resource files. You can download Codesys and get started going through the resource project by following the below guide. Note: Not all lectures will have resource project files.
- To download CODESYS, you need to access the CODESYS Store and download it for free.
You can do this by simply searching for CODESYS 3.5 Download – You can download it here – https://store.codesys.com/codesys.html – You’ll need to sign up to download it, but its all free. - Once you have installed CODESYS 3.5, you will be able to open the project file available in the resource section of the lecture you are learning.
- Open the downloaded project (Named as the lecture you have downloaded).
- Once the project has been opened, head to the windows task tray and start the soft PLC that ships with CODESYS
- Double click on the PLC in the CODESYS Project and open the communication settings
- Search for a valid PLC in the dropdown menu on the right, the soft PLC should be found automatically
- Click the “Login” button
Accept the download to the PLC. Once this has completed, if a visualisation is present, it will open with the control panel used in the project. You are now online with the PLC
Alternatively, if your machine has issues with running the PLC simulation, you can simply click “Simulation” from the “Online” menu. This will behave the same way without any configuration, but will not open the visualisation full screen like simulated PLC does, you will not be able to interface with networked devices when using the Simulate option in the codesys development application.
Note – The visualisation will only run for ~30mins before closing. The PLC will only run for ~2hours before automatically stopping. You will need to restart the soft PLC from the task tray to restart the timers, or alternatively purchase a licence from CODESYS to remove the timer restriction
