TwinCAT driver
Supported controllers
- TwinCAT® runtime
- Beckhoff ® TwinCAT® systems
Controller tags import
- Online mode
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Use online mode to import tags directly from the controller at design time or runtime.
- Offline mode
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Use offline mode to import tags from TPY files.
For more information, refer to the product documentation.
Data types
| Controller data type | FactoryTalk Optix data type | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BOOL |
BOOL |
1 BIT |
|
|
BYTE |
BYTE |
1 BYTE |
|
|
WORD |
UINT16 |
2 BYTES |
|
|
DWORD |
UINT32 |
4 BYTES |
|
|
LWORD |
UINT64 |
8 BYTES |
|
|
SINT |
SBYTE |
1 BYTES |
|
|
INT |
INT16 |
2 BYTES |
|
|
DINT |
INT32 |
4 BYTES |
|
|
USINT |
BYTE |
1 BYTE |
|
|
UINT |
UINT16 |
2 BYTES |
|
|
UDINT |
UINT32 |
4 BYTES |
|
|
LINT |
INT64 |
8 BYTES |
|
|
ULINT |
UINT64 |
8 BYTES |
|
|
REAL |
FLOAT |
4 BYTES |
|
|
LREAL |
DOUBLE |
8 BYTES |
|
|
TIME |
DURATION |
4 BYTES |
|
|
LTIME |
DURATION |
8 BYTES |
|
|
DATE |
DATE TIME |
2 BYTES |
|
|
TIME_OF_DAY(TOD) |
UTC TIME |
4 BYTES |
Rockwell Automation recommends using the Date and time object, which allows you to set and view date and time data. |
|
DATE_AND_TIME(DT) |
DATE TIME |
4 BYTES |
|
|
STRING |
STRING[Length] |
|
|
|
WSTRING |
STRING[Length] |
|
|
|
ARRAY 1 dimensional |
Type [dimension] |
|
|
|
ARRAY 2 dimensional |
Type [1st dimension, 2nd dimension] |
|
|
|
ARRAY 3 dimensional |
Type [1st dimension ,2nd dimension, 3rd dimension] |
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