Installing the C# Development Tools for Visual Studio
Valid up to - 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
- 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. - Check if the installation was successful:
In Visual Studio, open Tools > Extensions and Updates from the menu bar. - Make sure that in the Installed section All is selected.
- 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
menu.
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• Published/reviewed: 2022-06-09 • Revision 041 •
• Published/reviewed: 2022-06-09 • Revision 041 •