SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009, Nuremberg, Germany: Hall 7, Booth 406

Integrated automation workbench for IEC 61131 and
C/C++ programmers

New standards in automation: TwinCAT 3

Version 3 of TwinCAT, the platform for ‘Control and Automation Technology’, will be presented for the first time to the professional audience at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009. TwinCAT 3 is more open, flexible, easily extendable and, using multi-core CPUs, faster than current PC-based controllers. In accordance with the all-in-one concept, TwinCAT 3 includes all major programming languages from the automation and IT world and will considerably simplify software engineering.

With a large number of licences, TwinCAT is the market leader in PC-based controllers. The world of automation technology is being redefined with TwinCAT 3. In addition to classic programming according to IEC 61131, its object-oriented extensions can now also be used along with the programming languages C and C++. The Matlab/Simulink interface is also integrated via the real-time workshop. The advantage for the user lies in the integration of the standard PLC and IT programming environments in a common automation suite.

Besides the use of different programming languages, multi-core and support for 64-bit operating systems in the run-time area represent significant innovations. This contributes to a further increase in performance.

TwinCAT 3 is the consistent further development of TwinCAT 2. Existing programs can be converted to the new environment.