I am looking for a contributor to this repository. I don't need this node anymore and didn't want to develop it any more. However, I can host it myself, so save yourself the inquiries whether you can host it!
This component has some problems if the network connection to the PLC is interrupted, the PLC is not running, incorrect data is stored for the PLC or there is a deployment in the node red.
Everyone can take care of the problems, eliminate them and make a request. But let that cry in the issues.
A Node-RED implementation for the Twincat ADS protocol. (Twincat and ADS provided by Beckhoff ©. I'm not affiliated.)
Beckhoff TwinCat ADS support for Node-Red. Provides nodes to talk to TwinCat PLC variables over ADS.
Uses the NODE-ADS library for Node.JS (https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-ads).
It's tested with TwinCat 2 but its also works with TwinCat 3. Look at the Port.
For the latest updates see the CHANGELOG.md
If you have problems do not be afraid to open an issue.
If you open a new issue please remember that I do not know your hardware, software, PLC and programming.
Therefore it would be nice if you answer the following questions:
node-red-contrib-ads version:
nodered version:
on which operating system is the Node-RED running:
on which hardware system is the Nodered running: (PC/Raspberry)
PLC type:
Twincat version of the PLC:
Twincat version of the development environment:
cd ~/.node-red
npm install node-red-contrib-ads- Beckhoff PLC that has an ethernet connection and is connected to your LAN
- Make your you give the PLC a fixed IP address
- Make sure you can ping the PLC from another computer
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Enable ADS on your PLC project. To do this click on your task and then enable the checkbox before
Create symbols(if he is not disabled). In addition, you can still, under I/O Devices click on Image and go to the ADS tab. Check theEnable ADS Serverand alsoCreate symbols. Download the new configuration and make sure you reboot your PLC. The reboot is only needed when you are using TwinCat 2. -
Now add a static route to our Beckhoff PLC. The route should point to your server that will run the proxy application. It's also a good idea to add an extra static route that points to your local development device. This way you can test out the proxy from your development device too.
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TwinCAT AMS Router doesn't allow multiple TCP connections from the same host. So when you use two AdsLib instances on the same host to connect to the same TwinCAT router, you will see that TwinCAT will close the first TCP connection and only respond to the newest. If you start the TwinCat System Manager and Node-Red ADS on the same PC at the same time, Node-Red will not run anymore. You can set up a second IPv4 on the PC and assign to this a ADS NET ID under Twincat
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As ADS is transmitted over a TCP connection, there is no real time guarantee.
Global variables must start with a dot: .engine
VAR_GLOBAL
engine AT %QX0.0: BOOL;
deviceUp AT %QX0.1: BOOL;
deviceDown AT %QX0.2: BOOL;
timerUp: TON;
timerDown: TON;
steps: BYTE;
count: UINT := 0;
devSpeed: TIME := t#10ms;
devTimer: TON;
switch: BOOL;
END_VAR
Program variables must start with the programname: MAIN.UpTyp.timerUp.PT
A node that represents a TwinCat ADS device. Be sure to create one for an PLC.
Host: IP address of the PLC
Client: IP address of the client if there is more than one. If it is empty, it will be determined automatically.
Target NetId: ADS NET ID of the PLC in the format 192.168.2.5.1.1
Source NetId: ADS NET ID for node red in the format 192.168.2.10.1.1 the same as the one added to the static route in the Beckhoff PLC.
Port: Normally 48898 for TwinCat 2/3
Target Port: Normally 801 for TwinCat 2 Runtime 1 or 851 for TwinCat 3 Runtime 1
Source Port: Normally 32905 for TwinCat 2/3
Timeout ms: The timeout in milliseconds, by default 500
Twincat ADS node that give you information about the PLC and PLC state.
You can write anything on the input, then the system state is pushed to the output.
msg.payload : Object
{ "connectState":2,
"connectStateText":"CONNECTED",
"adsState":5,
"adsStateText":"RUN",
"majorVersion":2,
"minorVersion":11,
"versionBuild":2605,
"version":"2.11.2605",
"deviceName":"TCatPlcCtrl",
"symTab":138
}
The following connect state values are possible:
ERROR: -1
DISCONNECTED: 0
CONNECTING: 1
CONNECTED: 2
DISCONNECTING: 3
The following ADS state values are possible:
INVALID: 0
IDLE: 1
RESET: 2
INIT: 3
START: 4
RUN: 5
STOP: 6
SAVECFG: 7
LOADCFG: 8
POWERFAILURE: 9
POWERGOOD: 10
ERROR: 11
SHUTDOWN: 12
SUSPEND: 13
RESUME: 14
CONFIG: 15
RECONFIG: 16
STOPPING: 17
This is the version of the PLC runtime. Either in single parts ("majorVersion", "minorVersion", "versionBuild") or assembled ("version")
The Name of the PLC-Device
The PLC internal version number of the variable Händel assignment
Twincat ADS output node that can send values to the PLC.
Enter the name of the variable, the type and the property name. If ads is connected the value is written to the PLC
If a topic is entered, the value is only sent if the topic is the same.
There is an possible to override the node configuration. You can add an property config to the message object. Not all configuration properties need to be overridden.
config.useIndex: (boolen) override the variable use ID (true is not recommended for Twincat)config.varName: (string) override the variable nameconfig.indexGroup: (interger/hex-string) override the variable indexGroup only used by useIndex varName is unused thenconfig.indexOffset: (interger/hex-string) override the variable indexOffset only used by useIndex varName is unused thenconfig.varType: (string) override the variable typeconfig.varSize: (integer) the length on RAW and STRING typeconfig.timezone: (string) only on date and time type 'TO_LOCAL' or 'UNCHANGED'config.outProperty: (string) the property for the outvalueconfig.topic: (string) the topic being checked against the message topic. It can be '' to delete an topic.
Twincat ADS input node that can recive values from the PLC.
This note is not for the transmission of cyclic data. Do not use it in conjunction with a timer. There is a notification node for this.
Enter the name of the variable, the type and the property name for the output. You can still decide whether a new output with the property for the value will be created or the property will be inserted into the inputvalue and output at the output.
There is an possible to override the node configuration. You can add an property config to the message object. Not all configuration properties need to be overridden.
config.useIndex: (boolen) override the variable use ID (true is not recommended for Twincat)config.varName: (string) override the variable nameconfig.indexGroup: (integer/hex-string) override the variable indexGroup only used by useIndex varName is unused thenconfig.indexOffset: (integer/hex-string) override the variable indexOffset only used by useIndex varName is unused thenconfig.varType: (string) override the variable typeconfig.varSize: (integer) the length on RAW and STRING typeconfig.isarray: (bool) is an ARRAY type, varLowIndex and varHighIndex must setconfig.varLowIndex: (integer) the Low index on ARRAY typeconfig.varHighIndex: (integer) the High index on ARRAY typeconfig.timezone: (string) only on date and time type 'TO_LOCAL' or 'UNCHANGED'config.inProperty: (string) the property for the outvalueconfig.useInputMsg: (bool) the input message will be used to build the out message or an new message will be build.config.topic: (string) the topic being checked against the message topic. It can be '' to delete an topic.
Twincat ADS input node that can automatically recive values from the PLC, if they change. Beckhoff says you should not have more than 510 variables monitored. Each time the ADS-Node is connected to the PLC, the PLC automatically sends the value once.
Note, if you have multiple Notification with the same variable name then only one of the nodes will be registered in the PLC. Which is coincidence. therefore, the same variable may not be "cyclic" and "onchange" at the same time. Or number and bool at the same time. Please use the link node from the node red base nodes.
- Transmission Mode: With "cyclic", the variable is polled cyclically by the PLC and transmitted, with "onchange" the PLC monitors.
- Max Delay: At the latest after this time, the ADS Device Notification is called. The unit is 1ms.
- Cycle Time: The ADS server checks if the value changes in this time slice. The unit is 1ms
This note loads a list of all symbols or types from the PLC when written to the input. If a string or string array is written, the output is filtered by name. Wildcards [?=char;*=chars] are possible.
This example makes an web ui for inspecting the PLC. The ADS Connection still needs to be set.
[{"id":"b0a9c705.017d08","type":"ADS Symbols","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","datasource":"","data":"SYMBOLES","x":370,"y":940,"wires":[["f9278f67.b8ba2"]]},{"id":"f9278f67.b8ba2","type":"ui_template","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","group":"aa9409af.67136","name":"","order":0,"width":"26","height":"6","format":"<style>\ntable {\n color: #333;\n font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n border-spacing: 0;\n}\ntd, th {\n border: 1px solid transparent;\n height: 30px;\n transition: all 0.3s;\n}\nth {\n background: #DFDFDF;\n /* Darken header a bit */\n font-weight: bold;\n text-align: left;\n}\ntd {\n background: #FAFAFA;\n text-align: left;\n}\ntr:nth-child(even) td {\n background: #F1F1F1;\n}\ntr:nth-child(odd) td {\n background: #FEFEFE;\n}\ntr td:hover {\n background: #666;\n color: #FFF;\n}\n</style>\n\n<div>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Index Group</th>\n <th>Index Offset</th>\n <th>Name</th>\n <th>Type</th>\n <th>Comment</th>\n </tr>\n <tr ng-repeat=\"obj in msg.payload\">\n <td>{{ obj.indexGroup }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.indexOffset }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.name }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.type }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.comment }}</td>\n </tr>\n</table>\n</div>","storeOutMessages":false,"fwdInMessages":false,"templateScope":"local","x":600,"y":940,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"cf2f5485.8f3268","type":"ADS Symbols","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","datasource":"","data":"TYPES","x":360,"y":1020,"wires":[["803b7b42.ce51b"]]},{"id":"803b7b42.ce51b","type":"ui_template","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","group":"f880e964.b5012","name":"","order":2,"width":"26","height":"10","format":"<style>\ntable {\n color: #333;\n font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n border-spacing: 0;\n}\ntd, th {\n border: 1px solid transparent;\n height: 30px;\n transition: all 0.3s;\n}\nth {\n background: #DFDFDF;\n font-weight: bold;\n text-align: left;\n}\ntd {\n background: #FAFAFA;\n text-align: left;\n}\ntr:nth-child(even) td {\n background: #F1F1F1;\n}\ntr:nth-child(odd) td {\n background: #FEFEFE;\n}\ntr td:hover {\n background: #666;\n color: #FFF;\n}\n</style>\n\n<div>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Version</th>\n <th>Size</th>\n <th>Data Type</th>\n <th>Name</th>\n <th>Type</th>\n <th>Comment</th>\n <th>Array Dim</th>\n <th>Sub Types</th>\n </tr>\n <tr ng-repeat=\"obj in msg.payload\">\n <td>{{ obj.version }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.size }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.dataType }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.name }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.type }}</td>\n <td>{{ obj.comment }}</td>\n <td>\n <table ng-show=\"obj.array\">\n <tr>\n <th>Low Bound</th>\n <th>Elements</th>\n </tr>\n <tr ng-repeat=\"sobj in obj.array\">\n <td>{{ sobj.lBound }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.elements }}</td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td> \n <td>\n <table ng-show=\"obj.datatyps\">\n <tr>\n <th>Index</th>\n <th>Version</th>\n <th>Size</th>\n <th>Data Type</th>\n <th>Offset</th>\n <th>Name</th>\n <th>Type</th>\n <th>Comment</th>\n </tr>\n <tr ng-repeat=\"sobj in obj.datatyps\">\n <td>{{ sobj.index }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.version }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.size }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.dataType }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.offs }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.name }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.type }}</td>\n <td>{{ sobj.comment }}</td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </td> \n </tr>\n</table>\n</div>","storeOutMessages":false,"fwdInMessages":false,"templateScope":"local","x":600,"y":1020,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"6dadd36d.9d2334","type":"ui_text_input","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","label":"Search","group":"f880e964.b5012","order":1,"width":0,"height":0,"passthru":false,"mode":"text","delay":"0","topic":"","x":140,"y":1020,"wires":[["cf2f5485.8f3268"]]},{"id":"8dfe926d.20cbb","type":"ui_text_input","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","label":"Search","group":"aa9409af.67136","order":1,"width":"0","height":"0","passthru":false,"mode":"text","delay":"0","topic":"","x":140,"y":940,"wires":[["b0a9c705.017d08"]]},{"id":"aa9409af.67136","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Symboles","tab":"65f5295f.68b3c","order":1,"disp":true,"width":"26","collapse":true},{"id":"f880e964.b5012","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Types","tab":"65f5295f.68b3c","order":2,"disp":true,"width":"26","collapse":true},{"id":"65f5295f.68b3c","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"inspect PLC","icon":"fingerprint","order":2}]This example makes an file for excel. The ADS Connection still needs to be set.
[{"id":"2cf4e73.bcb4f98","type":"ADS Symbols","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","datasource":"","data":"SYMBOLES","x":300,"y":740,"wires":[["9fd1a1c7.a10a6"]]},{"id":"9fd1a1c7.a10a6","type":"csv","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","sep":"\\t","hdrin":false,"hdrout":true,"multi":"one","ret":"\\r\\n","temp":"indexGroup,indexOffset,size,name,type,comment","skip":"0","x":470,"y":740,"wires":[["3f33ed7f.08d41a"]]},{"id":"3f33ed7f.08d41a","type":"file","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","filename":"symboles.xls","appendNewline":false,"createDir":false,"overwriteFile":"true","x":690,"y":740,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"cf639909.782c38","type":"inject","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"all","topic":"","payload":"true","payloadType":"bool","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":740,"wires":[["2cf4e73.bcb4f98"]]},{"id":"bb6e0397.998ca8","type":"ADS Symbols","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","datasource":"","data":"TYPES","x":300,"y":800,"wires":[["df532662.17485"]]},{"id":"afa626ac.36da48","type":"csv","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","sep":"\\t","hdrin":false,"hdrout":true,"multi":"one","ret":"\\r\\n","temp":"version,size,dataType,subItems,name,type,lBound,elements,entryIndex,entryVersion,entrySize,entryOffs,entryDataType,entryName,entryType","skip":"0","x":670,"y":800,"wires":[["ace69011.4a4f18"]]},{"id":"ace69011.4a4f18","type":"file","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"","filename":"types.xls","appendNewline":false,"createDir":false,"overwriteFile":"true","x":840,"y":800,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"12d3e5af.381b3a","type":"inject","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"search","topic":"","payload":"[\"typeName1*\",\"type?ame2*\"]","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":800,"wires":[["bb6e0397.998ca8"]]},{"id":"df532662.17485","type":"function","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"format for csv","func":"var outmsg = {payload:[]}\nif (Array.isArray(msg.payload)) {\n msg.payload.map(function (data){\n out = {\n version: data.version,\n hashValue: data.hashValue,\n typeHashValue: data.typeHashValue,\n size: data.size,\n dataType: data.dataType,\n subItems: data.subItems,\n name: data.name,\n type: data.type,\n arrayDim: data.arrayDim,\n comment: data.comment\n }\n outmsg.payload.push(out)\n \n if (data.array) {\n data.array.map(function(adata) {\n adata.name= data.name\n outmsg.payload.push(adata)\n }) \n }\n\n if (data.datatyps) {\n data.datatyps.map(function(sdata) {\n out = {\n name: data.name,\n entryIndex: sdata.index,\n entryVersion: sdata.version,\n entryHashValue: sdata.hashValue,\n entryTypeHashValue: sdata.typeHashValue,\n entrySize: sdata.size,\n entryOffs: sdata.offs,\n entryDataType: sdata.dataType,\n entryName: sdata.name,\n entryType: sdata.type,\n entryArrayDim: data.arrayDim,\n entryComment: sdata.comment,\n array: sdata.array\n }\n outmsg.payload.push(out)\n \n }) \n }\n })\n}\nreturn outmsg","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":500,"y":800,"wires":[["afa626ac.36da48"]]},{"id":"fa01d720.55c0e8","type":"inject","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"all","topic":"","payload":"true","payloadType":"bool","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":840,"wires":[["bb6e0397.998ca8"]]},{"id":"b16a18f7.e0ece8","type":"inject","z":"524f011a.f0bce8","name":"search","topic":"","payload":"[\".var1*\",\".?ar2*\"]","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":700,"wires":[["2cf4e73.bcb4f98"]]}]Copyright (c) 2018 Chris Traeger
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