Installing the C# Development Tools for Visual Studio

Valid up to toolchain 2021.0 LTS - for newer releases see Required installations

To program in C# for PLCnext Technology, prepare your workbench as follows.

Prerequisites

Integrated Development Environment (IDE):

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, 2017 or 2019 (all editions)

Works for automation hardware:

• PLCnext Control AXC F 1152, AXC F 2152, AXC F 3152 (running on firmware 2019.0 LTS or newer)
• PLCnext Control RFC 4072S (running on firmware 2019.3 or newer)

Software downloads

• PLCnext Technology Development Tools for Visual Studio, from the toolchain for the firmware of the controller you're working with
• PLCnext Engineer (2019.0 LTS or newer)

Installing the C# Development Tools

1. Unzip the downloaded .zip package and run the installer. 
   This adds the project and element templates and the debug module to your Visual Studio IDE.
2. Check if the installation was successful:
   In Visual Studio, open Tools > Extensions and Updates from the menu bar. 
3. Make sure that in the Installed section All is selected.
4. Scroll down the alphabetical list in the middle to the entries beginning with "PLCnext...".
   If the extensions have been successfully installed, they will displayed there:
   

Uninstalling the C# Development Tools

If you want to uninstall the C# Development Tools later, run the Windows installation program for PLCnext Technology Development Tools for Visual Studio again and click Remove.

You can also use the Windows Apps and Features menu.

 

 

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• Published/reviewed: 2022-11-25 • Revision 048 •