Downloading Source Code to and from the PLC

CODESYS provides the capability of loading project source code to a PLC as a project archive. You can then transfer this project archive back to the development system from the PLC as needed.

Requirement: The connection settings are configured for the affected controllers.

Downloading source code to the PLC

  1. Choose the command File ‣ Source download .

    ⇒ The dialog box Select Device opens.

  2. Select the controller to receive the source code. Click OK.

    ⇒ CODESYS writes the archive file Archiv.prj to the controller.

Note

By choosing the command Online ‣ Source download to connected device , you can load the source code directly to the connected device.

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Loading source code from the PLC

  1. Choose the command File ‣ Source upload .

    ⇒ The dialog box Select Device opens.

  2. Select the controller to send the source code. Click OK.

    ⇒ The Extract Project dialog box opens.

  3. Select the destination directory where you want to extract the project archive. Click Extract.

    ⇒ CODESYS extracts the project archive to the directory.

  4. Then you are prompted to open the project archive. Click Yes.

    ⇒ The project opens.

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