The new version is ready for download at the CODESYS Store.
Vendors (device manufacturers) of CODESYS- compatible devices can find the associated release document in the CODESYS Customer Portal. The release information (content including release notes) can also be obtained from the CODESYS JIRA database.
A detailed overview of all new features and improvements can be found in the features & improvements presentation as well as in the CODESYS Feature Briefing 2022 Part I and Part II.
Overview of the highlights:
CODESYS Engineering
- Usability improvements in the IEC-61131-3 editors and device communication
- Improvements in the CODESYS Installer and Package Manager
- Optimized project inspection when opening projects
- Usability improvements in CODESYS Git, CODESYS UML, and CODESYS SVN
- New wizard for unit tests in the CODESYS Test Manager
- UTF-8 support of strings
- Constant Generics
- Refactoring improvements
- Extension of the library IIoT Libraries SL
CODESYS Runtime
- New free toolkit for Linux SoftPLC extension
- New reference implementation for embedded runtimes
- PLCopen safety library for IEC 61508 SIL2
- Support of secure binding mechanisms in the runtime toolkit
- Support of network, unit counter and performance licenses
CODESYS Security
- Multi-client operations
CODESYS Visualization
- Movable dialogs
CODESYS Motion CNC Robotics
- Easier engineering of pick & place applications
- Improved filter function for noisy encoder signals
CODESYS Fieldbus
- Easier use of I/O data through symbolic access
- Support of new EtherCAT safety modules with integrated safety I/Os
- Building Automation library as open source
CODESYS Communication
- Extended support of OPC UA Information Models
- New editor for symbol configuration