Finding PLCNext controllers and connecting to them not working from PLCNext Engineer

PLCnext Technology & PLCnext Controls
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Hi, I have a PLCNext starter kit and tried to follow the instructions described here : https://www.plcnext-community.net/images/Articles/Installation-and-start-up-of-the-AXC-F-2152.pdf I had to change the default IP adres on the device from 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.0.10 (by SSH-ing in the machine and changing the /etc/network/interfaces file) in order to connect it to my network. After a reboot I can access the web interface and SSH on 192.168.0.10 from the computer that is running PLCNext Engineer. With PLCNext Engineer however I am unable to connect or scan for devices. Here’s what I did :

                                               * Create a new PC Worx Engineer project by choosing the "Empty AXC F 2152 project" template on the start page.
                                               * Double-click the 'Project' node and specify the range of possible IP addresses for the project in the 'Settings' editor. 2.
                                               * Configure the IP address of the AXC F 2152: in the PLANT view, double-click the controller node and open the 'Settings' editor. Make sure that the IP address assignment mode is set to 'manual' and enter the correct IP

When I try to connect I get the error “unable to connect to controller” and in the logfiles I see this :

21.01.20 13:18:53.173 CommonRemoting INFO - Accepted connection #0: connectionId=0089D528, 192.168.0.194 → 0.0.0.0:41100
21.01.20 13:18:54.314 CommonRemoting INFO - Connection was lost remotely, connectionId=0089D528
21.01.20 13:18:54.315 CommonRemoting INFO - Closing connection: connectionId=0089D528

Also the scanning feature doesn’t seem to show up anything. Do I need to specify the username / pwd somewhere ? What am I doing wrong ? Also, what is the difference between PLCNext Engineer / PCWorx Engineer ? In the documentation and online I see lots of references to PCWorx Engineer but I always end up at the PLCNext Engineer download page.

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Hello ddewaele, please update the controller to the last FW Version 2020.0.1 and install/use the last PLCnext Engineer IDE (2020.0). Then you should be able establish the connection to the PLC. PCWorx Engineer is the previous IDE of PLCNext Engineer and is no longer supported. Best Regards Eduard

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Thx a lot that did the trick … My PLC Next came with 1 Proficloud Cloud Credit. On the card it states "Enter the UUID (on the card) on www.proficloud.net". But it’s not really clear to me where I need to enter this UUID (I am logged into the website at proficloud.net) or what its purpose is. I did register my PLCNext in the PLC Next Store (https://www.plcnextstore.com/) by providing the device UUID (that I could find on the WBM page of the PLC Next) I then actived proficloud / tsd and plc next store service on the PLCNext and was able to install apps on it from the store onto the device, but still unclear what the cloud credit is for.

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Hello, Proficloud credits are currently not required to use the Proficloud TSD service or the PLCnext Store. Proficloud credits are currently only required for the Proficloud “ProfiNet” service, which is described in this video: