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[Feature Request]: How to use plc4x build a cpp project

Open capwevan opened this issue 1 year ago • 4 comments

What would you like to happen?

How to use plc4x build a cpp project? Is the plc4c ready for developers?

Programming Languages

  • [ ] plc4j
  • [ ] plc4go
  • [X] plc4c
  • [ ] plc4net

Protocols

  • [ ] AB-Ethernet
  • [ ] ADS /AMS
  • [ ] BACnet/IP
  • [ ] CANopen
  • [ ] DeltaV
  • [ ] DF1
  • [ ] EtherNet/IP
  • [ ] Firmata
  • [ ] KNXnet/IP
  • [ ] Modbus
  • [ ] OPC-UA
  • [X] S7

capwevan avatar Jan 25 '24 10:01 capwevan

Well I guess you could probably use PLC4C, but here we only have 3 drivers (PLC4X, Modbus and S7) and all drivers are very limited with respect to features. If using Go is an option, that is very much more advanced and supports a lot more drivers (However the S7 driver is the one that's currently disabled as it needs some refactoring)

chrisdutz avatar Jan 25 '24 10:01 chrisdutz

I wonder when to support Ethernet/IP protocol in PLC4C ？

capwevan avatar Feb 02 '24 07:02 capwevan

Well ... I would say: As soon as someone implements it or as soon as someone funds the work of someone else implementing it.

Even if it's possible to port drivers to C, it's still a language most PLC4X contributors rather stay away from.

I could imagine that a RUST implementation would gain more traction, but right now I would not like to give you an ETA on the EIP driver in C nor would I want to give you a guarantee that it will ever happen. (Unless you've got some time, funds or a combination of both)

chrisdutz avatar Feb 02 '24 08:02 chrisdutz