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NodeJS Twincat ADS protocol implementation
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Does this work on non windows machine? #40

Closed simonhoss closed 3 years ago

simonhoss commented 3 years ago

Hi

Maybe a stupid question. Can this module work on a non windows machine? Can it directly connect to Beckhoff ADS server?

Thank you in advance

PLCHome commented 3 years ago

Yes it can. If you do everything right. It just doesn't work well with twincat on Windows. Better under Linux.

I can recommend this to test it: https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-ads

simonhoss commented 3 years ago

Nice. I will give it a try.

In the past I always thought the ADS Runtime is needed to make a connection to Beckhoff ADS server. Found here: https://www.beckhoff.ch/default.asp?download/tc3-download-xar.htm

Did you reimplement this runtime?

PLCHome commented 3 years ago

The ADS runtime is another possibility to communicate with the PLC. This implementation speaks natively ADS over TCPIP. If the ADS runtime and this are used together on the same PC, problems can arise.

That's what it does: https://infosys.beckhoff.com/index.php?content=../content/1031/tcadsamsspec/html/tcadsamsspec_intro.htm&id=572989895309214373

https://infosys.beckhoff.com/index.php?content=../content/1031/tcadsamsspec/html/tcadsamsspec_amstcppackage.htm&id=127006483458795546

simonhoss commented 3 years ago

Nice. Thank you.

Btw. for me the communication worked from a mac. Well Done!