![]() They also take a 24V input rather than running from the AC mains. On the other hand, industrial PCs are hardened against tougher environmental conditions like dirt and temperature, and they come in nicer form factors for mounting inside of a control panel. One thing to keep in mind is that Beckhoff’s top of the line industrial PC won’t have quite as much processing power as the newest commercial PCs on the market today, so if you’re really concerned about performance, you’ll probably go with a commercial PC. I have no opinion on whether you should buy a Beckhoff industrial PC or a commercial PC. Their most expensive license tier is for “3rd party hardwareâ€, which means any PC you didn’t buy from them. Also, the license cost scales with the processing power of the PC. One of Beckhoff’s main product lines is industrial PCs and if you buy their industrial PCs, you’ll get a discount on the TwinCAT 3 license. As of June 2016, Beckhoff says TwinCAT 3 is fully supported on Windows 10 (with TwinCAT version. TwinCAT 3 can run on a plain-vanilla copy of Windows 7. When you’re done you will have a basic understanding of the TwinCAT 3 system and how it works. ![]() ![]() This “Quick Start” is actually rather long, but it’s going to take you through downloading, installing, configuring, programming, building, activating, going online, forcing, and even making online changes to a TwinCAT 3 PLC program. This chapter is part of the TwinCAT 3 Tutorial.
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