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This library is intended to provide easy use as ADS client applications running on non-windows systems (e.g. FreeBSD, Linux, ...) to communicate with TwinCAT devices via TCP/IP.

To build this library a recent compiler with C++14 support is required.

Currently (2024-12-13) tested with:

host oshosttargetcompiler
Alpine 3.21amd64amd64gcc 14.2.0
Arch Linuxamd64amd64clang 18.1.8
Arch Linuxamd64amd64gcc 14.2.1
Debian 12amd64amd64clang 14.0.6
Debian 12amd64amd64gcc 12.2.0-14
Debian 12amd64i686gcc 12.2.0-14
Debian 12amd64mipsgcc 12.2.0-14
Debian 12amd64win32gcc 10.2.1-6
Debian 12amd64riscv64gcc 12.2.0-13
Debian 12arm64arm64gcc 12.2.0-14
TC/BSD 14amd64amd64clang 18.1.5
Windows 10amd64win64msvc 19.36.33134

Compile & usage

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Beckhoff/ADS.git
# change into root of the cloned repository
cd ADS
# configure meson to build the library into "build" dir
meson setup build
# let ninja build the library
ninja -C build

Prepare your target to run the example

Sample AMS route:

  Name:           MyAdsClient
  AMS Net Id:     192.168.0.1.1.1 # NetId of your ADS client, derived from its IP address or set by bhf::ads:SetLocalAdress().
  Address:        192.168.0.1     # Use the IP of the ADS client, which is connected to your TwinCAT target
  Transport Type: TCP/IP
  Remote Route:   None / Server
  Unidirectional: false
  Secure ADS:     false

Prepare your client to run the example/example.cpp

# configure meson to build example into "build" dir
meson example/build example
# let ninja build the example
ninja -C example/build
# and run the example
./example/build/example

ADS/AMS Specification: https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/tc3_ads_intro/index.html