Hello, I can’t find any clear public information about the licensing of the PLCnext Engineer software. Could you point me to some information (preferably infographic, pdf and or other document) where I could see the capabilities and limitations of the full and the basic license please maybe a price for a single user license? For example; Functions/FunctionBlocks/Programs can be written in ST, LD(FBD??) and NOLD(???) in the actual configuration (basic license) after a fresh install which is short of IL and SFC according to the IEC61131-3 standard. I assume the two additional languages are unlocked in the full version. I worked in PCWorx and liked it very much and I’d like to continue with PLCnext. Thank you kindly for your help. Biro
PLCnext Engineer is free of charge, for FB, ST, and Ladder/2 versions. It’s only SFC there requires a license.
Prices can be found in the webshop, search for PLCnext Engineer, and select config. Then you can add SFC, and get your price on that.
But you can easy use the free version for big projects in FB, LD and ST languages. - Emil
Hello Emil, Thanks for the fast response and clarification. By the way, IL (instruction list) language is phased out in PLCnext (or maybe even in IEC 61131)? I configured the package on the website by adding the SFC language and the HMI generator licenses (and i set 0 to the rest), but when i press add to cart it won’t add anything and no price show up anywhere. Tried with different browsers while logged in, am I missing something? Thank you, Biro
Hi Biro,
By the way, IL (instruction list) language is phased out in PLCnext (or maybe even in IEC 61131)?
Yes, correct on both counts. On the PLCnext Engineer configuration - Phoenix Contact supports online ordering to different degrees in different countries, so I am guessing that you are in a country where pricing and ordering is not directly available online. In this case, please contact your local Phoenix Contact office, and they will be able to help you with pricing and ordering. ~ Martin.
Thank you Martin, for clarifying it. I will contact the phoenix contact sales department in my country. Sad to hear the news with the IL as it was my favorite. It was the only (text) language in IEC 61131 where the syntax statement followed the flow of the execution in the controller. ( input var > calculation > output var / reading inputs > processing > writing to outputs / left > middle > right). I work with dcs systems where the function block diagram style follows the flow (process) mentioned above and I have a hard time when that direction changes in case i want to write a function in STL, where „outVar : = calculation;“ in every line for example, but yes i’m old school. Anyhow, thank you again, have a nice evening. Biro