BECKHOFF Driver Configuration

Check Installation of Connectivity before setting up HumanOS.

Plugin Configuration

The plugin configuration file is named settings.json located in <install directory>\Config\HumanOS.UHAL.BeckhoffControl\. It contains all global settings of the plugin.

See Generic Plugin Configuration for more details.

Device Information File

The device information file is used to configure the access to the BECKHOFF hardware. It contains:

• Id: unique device id (GUID), which MUST match the device license id.
• DriverId: DBC6DEB3-951F-4A23-8477-7D8784995A95
• Address: connection address
• Data Access

See Device Information Model for more details.

Connection Address

The Address for BECKHOFF Controls is the AdsAmsNetId of the target:

Name	Description	Example
<AmsNetId>:<port>	AmsNetId of the target device including the port	5.44.184.224.1.1:851

TwinCAT 2.x

Use the following ports to connect to TwinCAT 2.x Environments:

801	PLC RuntimeSystem 1
811	PLC RuntimeSystem 2
821	PLC RuntimeSystem 3
831	PLC RuntimeSystem 4

For configuration, goto Beckhoff WebSite

TwinCAT 3.x

Use the following ports to connect to TwinCAT 3.x Environments:

851	PLC RuntimeSystem 1
852	PLC RuntimeSystem 2
853	PLC RuntimeSystem 3
854	PLC RuntimeSystem 4

For configuration, goto Beckhoff WebSite

Example

{
  "Name": "Beckhoff Device",
  "Id": "6f007270-ff97-48f8-b1cf-6e0f20e49366",
  "DriverId": "DBC6DEB3-951F-4A23-8477-7D8784995A95",
  "Address": "5.82.10.47.1.1:851"
}