CODESYS - Fieldbus Communication

Certified EtherNet/IP Driver

This Declaration of Conformity, and approval of the use of ODVA´s trademarks as show on the left, has been granted by ODVA Inc. based on its determination that the Products identified here fulfill ODVA´s standards for compliance with ODVA´s specifications listed below at the ODVA composite Conformance Test (CT) level shown in parentheses:
The EtherNet/IP™ Specification (CT19)

• EtherNet/IP Scanner which enables ctrlX CORE to exchange data with EtherNet/IP Adapter devices.
• EtherNet/IP Adapter which enables ctrlX CORE to exchange data with an Ethernet/IP Scanner.
  
  

Further fieldbus communication protocols are available

• DIN EN IEC61784-2:2020-07 Communication Profile Family 3 which enables ctrlX CORE to exchange data with a PROFINET Controller.
• DIN EN IEC61784-2:2020-07 Communication Profile Family 3 which enables ctrlX CORE to exchange data with PROFINET Devices.
• CODESYS EtherCAT Master is a powerful real-time portable protocol stack in form of a PLC library.
• CODESYS IO-Link SL enables the integration of IO-Link devices into ctrlX PLC (CODESYS) projects with EtherCAT and PROFINET bus systems.

The communication libraries are not certified but proven in applications. The libraries are programmed in IEC 61131-3 and do not require a hardware extension.

Each package includes

• Fieldbus configuration in PLC Engineering or device description file.
• Diagnostic functions.

Latest features

• EtherCAT Master (Version 4.7.0.0) available
• IO-LINK (Version 4.3.0.0) available

Prerequisites

• ctrlX CORE - PLC App
  
  • ctrlX CORE License - PLC Standard (01VRS / add-on) OR
    
  • ctrlX OS License - PLC Standard (02VRS+ / add-on)
• ctrlX WORKS - PLC Engineering 

Support

Related Links

• ODVA EtherNet/IP Declaration of Conformity
• CODESYS EtherCAT Master
• CODESYS IO-LINK
• CODESYS PROFINET 
• CODESYS EtherNet/IP Scanner/Adapter
• CODESYS Fieldbus Support Documentation
• CODESYS fieldbus add-on installation guide for ctrlX AUTOMATION

The Company

The CODESYS Group is one of the world's leading software manufacturers in the automation industry. At its headquarters in Kempten/Germany and its subsidiaries in China, Italy and the United States, the group currently employs 200 people. The CODESYS Group focuses on developing and marketing the manufacturer-independent IEC 61131-3 automation suite CODESYS and the associated product portfolio. CODESYS covers the complete software side of automation. Core products of the market-leading automation suite are the CODESYS Development System, the corresponding platform-independent control system CODESYS Control and the CODESYS Automation Server, the cloud-based industry 4.0 platform. The customers of the group, founded in 1994 by Dieter Hess and Manfred Werner, come from all areas of automation: manufacturers of industrial controls as well as their users or operators who automate or operate machines and systems with CODESYS.