I would like to develop a web-based GUI for BeckHoff PLC , I know that TwinCat 3 has an embedded GUI in it , although it doesn't have graphs. Is there an external GUI i can use in order to read/write from/to that PLC ? P.S. The PLC uses ADS protocol , so the GUI has to support that protocol. Thanks.
CodePudding user response：
TwinCAT HMI is a web-based system made by Beckhoff. It has a chart component as well. You won't need html/Javascript skills for basic simple systems. I would suggest you to use this as it's created by Beckhoff and the license shouldn't cost a lot.
You could create a simple dashboard using Node-RED and ADS communication library. Some examples for dashboards at http://noderedguide.com/lecture-7-dashboards-and-ui-techniques-for-node-red/
You could also code your own system using but that requires html and Javascript skills. For example, using ads-client for Node.js as backend.