Connecting a PLC

With eDESIGN you can perform an OPC-UA network scan. The web editor has an integrated OPC-UA client with which you can parse the OPC-UA tags from the server and select them accordingly.

Connecting a PLC

Settings in Wago WBM

  1. Change the PLC runtime version to e!RUNTIME
    Change the PLC runtime version to e!RUNTIME

  2. Now enable the HTTP service
    Enable the HTTP service

eDESIGN - PFC with e!Cockpit

  1. Check your PFC firmware, it should be >= FW18. Otherwise please update your controller.

  2. Download the example project. It is recommended to open the archive, so that the libraries can be installed.

  3. Here you can find the description of a sample project:
    Sample project

  4. Set instances for a WebSocket communication
    Set instances for a WebSocket communication

  5. To get access to the data points, they must be enabled in the symbol configuration:
    To get access to the data points, they must be enabled in the symbol configuration
    If the symbol configuration is missing, it can be added with a right click on Application.

  6. Here you can decide what will be published.
    Decide what will be published

    1. Click on the field to activate it
    2. If you select something that was not previously selected, you must click here
    3. You must select the same field again, by default it will not be published
    4. Confirm your selection

  7. The same applies if you set checkmarks deeper in the structure tree
    The same applies if you set checkmarks deeper in the structure tree

    1. Check the box if you want it to be published
    2. Make sure you select it again in this section

  8. Press the Generate Code key or F11 to compile your settings