Introduction to Structured Text Programming in TwinCAT 3

Name: Introduction to Structured Text Programming in TwinCAT 3
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Learn how to use and program in structured text language using TwinCAT 3 Automation Software

Created byAli Noman

Last updated 1/2023

English

What you'll learn

How to use Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Automation Software.
Learn how to implement Conditional Statements in Structured Text programming language.
Learn how to use and implement Programming Objects in TwinCAT Automation Software.
Learn how to connect and link variables with a Beckhoff PLC on TwinCAT Automation Software.
Learn how to program using Structured Text programming langauge

Course content

7 sections • 27 lectures • 2h 6m total length

Introduction0:59
Introduction and overview of what the student will learn from this course.
Installing TwinCAT 33:09
Students will have TwinCAT 3 engineering environment installed and ready for development.
User interface4:13
Students will be able to navigate and use TwinCAT 3 user interface.
System Configuration and Tasks5:02
In this lecture, students will learn about TwinCAT system configuration and tasks.
Licensing and Running TwinCAT 32:03
In this lecture, students will learn how the licensing works in TwinCAT, and how to start running your PLC (Computer).
Quiz 1

Declaration Scopes and Standard Data Types11:47
In this lecture, students will learn the different declaration scopes, and the standard data types available in TwinCAT (IEC 61131-3 Standard).
Arrays9:37
In this lecture, students will learn what Arrays are, and how to create and access them in TwinCAT.
Structures7:20
In this lecture, students will learn what Structures are, and how to create and access them in TwinCAT.
Enumeration6:23
In this lecture, students will learn what are Enumerations, and how to use them in TwinCAT.
Alias3:14
In this lecture, students will learn what are Alias's, and how they can be used in TwinCAT.
Union3:52
Global Variable List2:53
In this lecture, students will learn what is Global Variable List.
Tips3:35
Some tips and shortcuts that can be useful while developing your applications.
Quiz 2

IF Instruction4:15
In this lecture, students will learn the syntax of IF Instruction in Structured Text, and how to implement it.
CASE Instruction6:44
In this lecture, students will learn the syntax of CASE Instrcution in Structured Text, and how to implement it.
FOR Loop6:30
In this lecture, students will learn the syntax of FOR Loop in Structured Text, and how to implement it.
WHILE Loop4:10
In this lecture, students will learn the syntax of WHILE Loop in Structured Text, and how to implement it.
REPEAT-UNTIL Loop5:06
In this lecture, students will learn the syntax of REPEAT-UNTIL Loop in Structured Text, and how to implement it.
Quiz 3
Assignment 1

Object Function4:51
In this lecture, students will learn about Object Function, and how to create and implement a Function.
Object Function Block6:28
In this lecture, students will learn about Object Function Block, and how to create and implement a Function Block.
Object Program3:56
In this lecture, students will learn about Object Program, and how to create a Program.
Object Action2:15
In this lecture, students will learn about Object Action, and how to implement Object Action.
Quiz 3

Requirements

No prior programming or experience with Structured Text programming language, or TwinCAT needed, You will learn the basics in this course.

Description

This course will teach you the fundamentals of Structured Text programming language using TwinCAT 3 automation software. The TwinCAT software system turns almost any PC-based system into a real-time control with multiple PLC, NC, CNC, and/or robotics runtime systems in a single package. TwinCAT is a future-oriented software platform for machine builders and system integrators.

By the end of this course, you will learn all the basics on how to start developing your own application in structured text using TwinCAT 3 software, we will first go through the user interface and system configuration of TwinCAT. Then we will move on to variable declarations, standard data types, and user-defined data types such as Arrays, Structures, and Enumerations. We will also go through some conditional statements like IF and CASE instructions, FOR loops, While loops, and Repeat-Until loops. Additionally, we will go through Programming objects and some standard libraries, and finally how to communicate with a Beckhoff PLC. Along the way, you'll get hands-on experience with programming concepts through examples, assignments, and some quizzes.

The course is for you if you're a newcomer interested in TwinCAT 3 PLC programming, Beckhoff Automation PLCs or if you may have had some exposure to TwinCAT 2 the previous automation software from Beckhoff, and want to learn how to use the new generation of TwinCAT. Happy learning.

Who this course is for:

Application Engineers
Automation Engineers
Software Developers
Engineers interested in PLC Programming

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Introduction5 lectures • 15min

Variable Declarations8 lectures • 49min

Conditional Statements5 lectures • 27min

Programming Objects4 lectures • 18min

Libraries3 lectures • 10min

Beckhoff PLCs1 lecture • 6min

Practice Test1 lecture • 1min

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