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CODESYS® Engineering

Professional engineering of IEC 61131-3 automation projects

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Application development solutions for various platforms

CODESYS is the leading software platform for IEC 61131-3 compliant project engineering. The development
system combines classic programming of controller applications with the capabilities of professional software
development for automation devices in the environment of Industry 4.0 / IIoT (Industrial Internet-of-Things).

Over 400 controller manufacturers rely on CODESYS by 3S-Smart Software Solutions, in addition to about 100,000
end users from a wide variety of industries: factory, mobile, energy, embedded, process, and building automation.
This makes CODESYS the most commonly used manufacturer-independent development environment employed
around the world in millions of machines and plants.

All components for engineering automation applications are integrated directly into CODESYS, including editors for all
IEC 61131-3 compliant implementation languages, compilers for native machine code, a powerful debugger, and a clear
project configuration. Add-ons can further supplement these components for efficient application development.
The engineering platform is the basis for additional CODESYS product families, such as visualization, motion control,
fieldbus configuration, and safety programming.

Engineering in the CODESYS product landscape

Engineering level

CODESYS Store CODESYS CODESYS Development System

Application
Composer CODESYS Engineering CODESYS
Motion + CNC
IEC 61131-3
CODESYS Debugger
editors CODESYS
Professional Visualization
Developer Edition
Compiler CODESYS
Fieldbus
CODESYS IEC 61131-3 Project CODESYS
libraries libraries configuration Safety

CODESYS Automation Platform

Device level

CODESYS Runtime

IEC 61131-3 application

The CODESYS Development System is extendable development platform for industrial applications in automation technology.

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CODESYS for device manufacturers and end users

Device manufacturers employ CODESYS to offer various types of programmable devices, and therefore complete
automation systems for end users. With the CODESYS Automation Platform, device manufacturers can include libraries,
application templates, or their own components to customize the CODESYS Development System for a specific device
or application.

End users employ the CODESYS Development System and optional add-ons to develop and optimize applications.
Benefits include extensive functionality, large-scale integration and a uniform user interface.

Future-proof investments with CODESYS products

Expert developers at 3S-Smart Software Solutions work every day to enhance engineering with CODESYS.
Benefits for device manufacturers and end users include the following:

ƒƒ Patches, service packs, and product versions in regular intervals

ƒƒ An ever-growing range of functions and trend-setting innovations
ƒƒ Tested quality by an internal testing department
ƒƒ Open interfaces for linking to almost any infrastructure all the way to cloud servers

CODESYS is your trusted partner through the development process

CODESYS Engineering

Hardware
Code Debugging Commissioning
configuration

Typical application programming passes through different phases. The CODESYS Development System supports users from configuration to commissioning.
The optional add-on tools from the CODESYS Professional Developer Edition are perfect for systematically supported software development.

Benefits of CODESYS Engineering

ƒƒ Tried and tested a million times over
ƒƒ Practice-oriented for fast creation of simple applications
ƒƒ Powerful for large-scale projects and extensible by add-on tools
ƒƒ Harmonized tools with consistent designs for functionality and operation
ƒƒ Customizable functionality and user interface of the development environment
ƒƒ The ideal platform for Industry 4.0 / IIoT applications thanks to open interfaces and integrated
technologies
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CODESYS Development System

The CODESYS Development System is the market standard for the development of IEC 61131-3-compliant
applications – integrating various support functions in every phase of development:

ƒƒ Project tree for structuring project configuration, for example to divide the entire application into objects and tasks
ƒƒ Configurator for integrating and describing various devices and fieldbus systems
ƒƒ Editors for typical application development in all graphical and text-based implementation languages defined by IEC 61131-3
ƒƒ Functions for continued project engineering, such as linking of existing C code, integrated 3D visualization, or interfaces to
other software systems
ƒƒ Compilers generating lean and powerful machine code
ƒƒ Debugger, simulator, and SoftPLC (as trial target system) for direct user testing of the created applications

Features of the development environment

ƒƒ Support for creating structured and efficient applications – all in one tool from configuration to commissioning
ƒƒ Optional object-oriented programming according to IEC 61131-3 (3rd edition), also blended with functional
programming within the project
ƒƒ Tried and tested library design with documentation capability – integrated directly into the development environment
ƒƒ Multi-platform development and application reusability thanks to exchangeable target system descriptions for all
CODESYS-compatible devices
ƒƒ Versatile extensibility with a modular design and available add-ons
ƒƒ Clear user interface and customizable windows
ƒƒ The CODESYS Development System is offered free of charge in the CODESYS Store (codesys.store)

Programming with integrated editors

CODESYS editors promote convenient programming:

ƒƒ Context-sensitive menus and help pages – even for library content
ƒƒ Automatic input completion and assistance, such as intelligent code and word completion
ƒƒ Automatic syntax check and visual highlighting of input errors
ƒƒ Color-coded syntax highlighting, for example keywords and connected brackets
ƒƒ Progressive zoom function, screen magnifier, and navigation in graphical editors

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Configurators
Input of configuration data for project parameters, as well as parameters for integrated devices and fieldbuses,
directly within the development environment
Special feature: Integrated generic and specific I/O configuration of fieldbuses, including symbolic assignment of I/O channels

Function Block Diagram (FBD)

Graphical editor for programming networks using operators and standard / customized POUs
Special feature: Customizable display of networks with line breaks and POU icons; special POU for direct calling of ST functions

Continuous Function Chart (CFC)

Graphical FBD editor with unrestricted layout of POUs and connections, including feedback paths
Special feature: Autorouting of connections between POUs, unrestricted definition and display of the execution order

Sequential Function Chart (SFC)

Graphical editor for programming processes by sequence using steps and transitions
Special feature: Integrated diagnosis and control function with control flags and step monitoring by time

Ladder Diagram (LD)

Graphical editor for logical programming with contacts and coils – used internationally
Special feature: Calling of any POU; setting of negations, edge detections, and enabling inputs; special POU for direct
calling of ST functions

Structured Text (ST)

Text editor for structured programming with the convenience and style of a high-level programming language
Special feature: Quick editing with the help of typical functions, such as grouping, collapsible tree structure, indented
brackets, automatic indentation, and completion of commands

Visualization
Unrestricted design of graphical user interfaces, for example for test purposes when programming and commissioning
Special Feature: Intuitive animation and more sophisticated displays by means of full access to all variables; responsive design

Furthermore, a set of additional editors is provided (for example, for recipe management, trace recording,
configuration of exported symbolic variables, or editing of applications in instruction lists (IL).

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Tasks and features of the compiler

ƒƒ Testing and display of compilation errors at the ƒƒ Direct navigation via message window to each of the
moment of input referenced program lines
ƒƒ Compilation of application code into powerful native ƒƒ Direct transfer of the application to the controller at the
machine code for the CPU on the target system. time of login
CODESYS supports almost every CPU family for ƒƒ Creation and transfer of an executable boot application
industrial applications. for autonomous controller startup
ƒƒ Analysis of the application and display of errors,
warnings, and messages in a message window

Tasks and features of the debugger

ƒƒ Display of application data at runtime in simulation mode on SoftPLC and discrete controllers
ƒƒ Reading, writing, and forced setting of variable values, directly in the respective editor
ƒƒ Monitoring of specifically selected values in watchlists
ƒƒ Execution of code in single steps and complete single cycles
ƒƒ Setting of conditional and absolute breakpoints and execution points
ƒƒ Cyclical recording of variable values (sampling trace) on the target system and display in the development environment
ƒƒ Preparation of special variables for commissioning (recipes)
ƒƒ Display of the execution order of code (flow control)
ƒƒ Core dump for saving the complete PLC status to track error causes offline

List view of application

variables

Online display of variable

values with set breakpoint

Display of variable
value history by time
(sampling trace)

CODESYS Store – All software products available in one location

At codesys.store CODESYS users can download all listed products (both free of charge and fee required)
and install the extensions directly into the CODESYS Development System.
All that is needed is a one-time registration. Users can license fee-required products quickly and easily
without having to leave the CODESYS Store.
The CODESYS Store is open for add-on products from third-party vendors.
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CODESYS Security

CODESYS provides numerous options for protecting applications and expertise.

Essential, especially for use in Industry 4.0 / IIoT environments.

Security settings in the application project

ƒƒ Integrated encryption of project data and libraries with X.509 certificates, the CODESYS Security Key (USB dongle)
or password
ƒƒ Protection of individual POUs by means of project-specific user management

Security options on the target device

ƒƒ Individually defined user profiles for access protection of the application, controller, and visualization
ƒƒ Operating modes to secure commissioning and operation during production
ƒƒ Encryption of communication with the running application, as well as the boot application
(with X.509 certificates or unique dongle)
ƒƒ Unlocking of optional controller functionality, such as calibration or service functions via license detection

Extensions in the integrated CODESYS Store

The CODESYS Store is an online shop offering CODESYS extensions, such as the products in the CODESYS Professional
Developer Edition. End users can access the store directly from the CODESYS Development System or from a standard
browser to download and install add-ons.
Every installed add-on package is listed in the integrated package manager including version, licensing status and available
updates. Device manufacturers and end users can easily offer their own extensions, examples, and snippets in the CODESYS
Store to thousands of end users in a continually growing special interest community.

Direct menu access

Navigation via integrated

store browser

Convenient integration of
store products via direct
download

Benefits of the CODESYS Development System

ƒƒ The development environment for IEC 61131-3 applications, including every standard implementation
language and compilers for various device platforms
ƒƒ Comprehensive functions for configuring, programming, compiling, and debugging, all seamlessly
integrated for both classic and systematically supported programming
ƒƒ Integrated security solutions to protect applications and expertise
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ƒƒ Extensible with snippets, example programs, and add-ons, many of which are available free of charge
in the CODESYS Store
ƒƒ Suitable for classic controllers, as well as for edge, fog, or cloud controllers / cyber-physical systems (CPS)
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CODESYS Professional Developer Edition

Software developers in IT programming have access to sophisticated add-on tools for development support.
The CODESYS Professional Developer Edition offers controller programmers the same convenience.
The integrated tools help to optimize the coding phase and increase the performance and quality of applications.

The CODESYS Professional Developer Edition is available in the CODESYS Store for users of the CODESYS Development System.

CODESYS Professional Developer Edition

CODESYS SVN CODESYS CODESYS CODESYS

CODESYS UML
(Subversion) Static Analysis Profiler Test Manager

1. Design 2. Management 3. Analysis 4. Optimization 5. Test automation

Supporting add-on tools for the coding phase

CODESYS UML: model-based application development

UML (Unified Modeling Language) increases the legibility and

overview of the project by providing a common basis for tech-
nologists and software developers.

The following visuals are supported:

ƒƒ Class diagram: Design and display of object-oriented project
structures in a graphical editor with bidirectional code
conversion
ƒƒ State chart: Additional graphical implementation
language with a direct link to the code generator Application description in the class diagram

CODESYS Profiler: Dynamic runtime analysis of the application

With CODESYS Profiler, end users can measure the runtime performance of individual IEC 61131-3 program blocks.
Based on individual results, users are then able to optimize the source code.

Features:
ƒƒ Verification of individual predefined portions of code or a complete cycle
ƒƒ Clear display of the measured times in a call tree
ƒƒ Start and end of measurements at any time

Benefits of the CODESYS Professional Developer Edition

ƒƒ Use of common methods from high-level ƒƒ Seamless integration into the

development languages CODESYS Development System
ƒƒ Creation of powerful high-quality applications ƒƒ Easy ordering and installation via the
ƒƒ Increased productivity by means of efficient CODESYS Store (codesys.store)
tool support
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CODESYS SVN: Management of the application project

CODESYS SVN is an integrated link to the version control system ApacheTM Subversion® (SVN). End users can use this tool
to manage independently both the complete IEC 61131-3 project version, as well as the individual application objects.
End users benefit from automated management of the source code when developing a project in various teams or over a
long period of time.

Features:
ƒƒ Seamless operation integrated into CODESYS
ƒƒ Version history and multi-user access to objects
ƒƒ Direct visual display of the object status in SVN
ƒƒ Compare function with change notification in all implementation editors
ƒƒ Merging of simultaneous changes to the same object

CODESYS Test Manager: Automated application tests

The CODESYS Test Manager provides users with comprehen-

sive functions for system tests, module tests, and regression
tests. These functions enable the user to create, manage, and
perform automated recurring tests for quality assurance before
commissioning and when releasing an IEC 61131-3 controller
application.

Features:
Integrated configuration and management of test scripts
ƒƒ Generation of test cases with dialogs or as a unit test directly
in IEC 61131-3 or in test tables
ƒƒ Central storage and management of test scripts and test reports, for example for different projects
ƒƒ Efficient performance of recurring tests with automated generation of test reports
ƒƒ Test reports in HTML format for viewing and in XML format for automated evaluation

CODESYS Static Analysis: Identification of potential application errors

Source code is tested based on defined rules and threshold values, in addition to the syntax check in the compiler.
End user benefits: The source code can be improved by early recognition of logical and formal program errors. In addition,
end users are relieved of performing syntax checks, which are now automated and reproducible, for example by applying
the integrated coding guidelines.

Features:
ƒƒ Many analysis rules, some of which can be parameterized or combined with individual rule sets
ƒƒ Integrated testing of coding guidelines and naming conventions
ƒƒ Numerous metrics for evaluating code

Central display of contents for static code analysis

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CODESYS Application Composer

The CODESYS Application Composer is a development

tool for efficiently creating application variants consis-
ting of recurring function blocks.

In this way, technologists can use the CODESYS Application

Composer to engineer complete control systems from
predefined modules, allowing them to focus on the process.
This allows them to focus on the process flow and compo-
se their machine applications. Then CODESYS generates
the complete PLC program based on modules and their
parameterization.

Example of a module tree

Typical application fields for the CODESYS Application Composer

ƒƒ Engineering of serial machine variants, equipped and installed according to specific customer requirements,
directly from the sales process
ƒƒ Generation of applications for complete systems and special purpose machines that are constructed from
similar basic modules

Easy and automatic composition of complete control applications

1. Create module
tree with appli-
cation modules
FUNTION_BLOCK calc
VAR_INPUT
SourcePos: XYZ_POS;
TargetPos: XYZ_POS;

2. Insert extension
modules
G
!
3. Module 4. Generator 5. Executable
configuration application

Benefits of the CODESYS Application Composer

ƒƒ Improved reusability and quality of individual parts of the application

ƒƒ Increased efficiency thanks to automated generation of applications from predefined modules;
ideal for simplified project engineering of Digital Factory- / Industry 4.0 applications
ƒƒ Ready for immediate use thanks to provided generators and application concept
ƒƒ Available in the CODESYS Store: codesys.store
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CODESYS Automation Platform

The CODESYS Automation Platform is a development platform for individual extension of the CODESYS
Development System.

3S-Smart Software Solutions has been using this platform for years to develop both the CODESYS Development System
and available extensions. At the same time, numerous device manufacturers use the CODESYS Automation Platform for
their own extensions.

The CODESYS Automation Platform is sold as a comprehensive toolkit with development support and can be purchased
exclusively from the sales department at 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH.

Functionality of the CODESYS Automation Platform

Editor Command Access handler
Extensive access and design capabilities:
View Object Archive
ƒƒ Project database for programmatic access to
CODESYS objects Editor view Code generator
Fieldbus
configurator
ƒƒ Compiler interface with code generators for the creation
Plug-in components
of symbol tables, cross references, parse trees, and
machine code

Message storage
Language model
Compression

Option storage
ƒƒ Online components for extensible communication with

Engine
Object

Online
the CODESYS Runtime System Controls

ƒƒ Administration of different plug-ins in any version Pinvoke

(installation, deinstallation)
Component Utilities
ƒƒ Numerous easy-to-use service classes, for example for
forward and backward-compatible serialization of System component manager Shared components

database objects CODESYS Automation Platform

ƒƒ Access to the global settings of CODESYS applications
Architecture of the CODESYS Automation Platform

Typical examples for the CODESYS Automation Platform

ƒƒ Customized functions, such as views, dialogs, wizards, and implementation languages

ƒƒ Add-on functions, such as configurators and interfaces for existing software
ƒƒ Implementation of individual stand-alone software, such as project documentation, automated generation of source
code, or commissioning of controllers without a development environment
ƒƒ Labeling of the development system, for example name, logo, and range of functions

Benefits of the CODESYS Automation Platform

ƒƒ Device-specific extensibility
ƒƒ Industry-specific extensibility
ƒƒ Seamless integration of extensions into the established CODESYS Development System
ƒƒ Emphasis on the specific unique selling propositions of companies
ƒƒ Convenient platform for developing stand-alone tools
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Tel.: +49-831-54031-0
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Branch Offices:
CODESYS Italia Srl
Milan, Italy
CODESYS Corporation
Chicago, USA
CODESYS Software System (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Beijing, P.R. China

01/2018

CODESYS – the manufacturer-independent

IEC 61131-3 automation software.

CODESYS Product Families:

CODESYS® is a registered trademark

of 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH.
Technical specifications are subject to change. Errors
and omissions excepted. No reproduction or distri-
bution, in whole or in part, without prior permission.

Note: Not all CODESYS features are available in all

territories. For more information on geographic
restrictions, please contact sales@codesys.com. Inspiring Automation Solutions