/twincat-utils

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This is a library of utility functions and classes for Beckhoff's TwinCAT. They may well be transferrable to Codesys platform, where linked libraries permit.

What is this repository for?

  • Additional String functions (concatenation)
  • Simple logging.
    • Logs are written to the windows system log for persistence.
  • Wrapping _Taskinfo for intuitive access.
  • TryParse functions for LREAL, UDINT and WORD.
    • Mimics C# TryParse, returns TRUE if successful, placeholder passed as VAR_IN_OUT
  • String and UDINT lists.
    • Plan is to refactor a generic underlying list class for these
  • Assert class for basic PLC testing
  • Terminal Interfaces for simplified connectivity to IO.

How do I get set up?

  • Download the code.
  • Either compile into a library and distribute.
  • OR
  • Include in the base code for the project.
  • Developed on TwinCAT 3.1.4024.22.

Contribution guidelines

  • All comments always welcome.
  • If you submit a pull/merge request, please include a link to a your test project repo.
  • Include any special instructions I need to re-run your test.

Who do I talk to?

  • Me (hello!) - Mark Lazarides