Apache PLC4X

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### Example connection string

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/protocols/simulated.html

An example connection string using the device name 'foobar'.

```text
simulated:foobar
```

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### Install dotnet SDK via Homebrew

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/macos.html

Installs the .NET SDK for macOS using Homebrew. Alternatively, Microsoft provides an installer from their website.

```bash
brew install --cask dotnet-sdk8
```

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### Install Git via Homebrew

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/macos.html

Installs Git using Homebrew. Use this if the 'git --version' check indicates Git is not installed.

```bash
brew install git
```

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### Install Git on apt-based systems

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/linux.html

Use this command to install Git on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems.

```bash
sudo apt install git
```

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### Install Java on apt-based systems

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/linux.html

Use this command to install OpenJDK 21 on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems.

```bash
sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk
```

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### Start Zookeeper

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/integrations/apache-kafka.html

Command to start Zookeeper, a prerequisite for Kafka. Run from the Kafka installation directory.

```bash
bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties
```

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### Example go.mod file after initialization

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/getting-started/plc4go.html

Shows the expected content of the go.mod file created by the previous command.

```go
module main

go 1.16

```

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### GUID address examples

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/protocols/opcua.html

Examples of OPC UA addresses using GUID identifiers. The first address omits the optional data type and attribute ID, the second adds a data type, and the third adds both an explicit attribute ID and data type.

```text
ns=2;g=09087e75-8e5e-499b-954f-f2a8624db28a
ns=2;g=09087e75-8e5e-499b-954f-f2a8624db28a;REAL
ns=2;g=09087e75-8e5e-499b-954f-f2a8624db28a;a=Value;REAL
```

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### Get default PlcDriverManager

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/driver-metadata.html

Obtains the default PlcDriverManager instance using the static getDefault() method. This is the starting point for discovering drivers and their configuration metadata.

```java
import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcDriverManager;

PlcDriverManager driverManager = PlcDriverManager.getDefault();
```

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### Build the PLC4X website with Maven

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/building.html

Run this command in the PLC4X repository root to generate the website. This is a quick-start version; see the full website documentation for details.

```bash
mvn site
```

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### Install .NET SDK on Ubuntu

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/linux.html

These commands set up the Microsoft package repository and install the .NET SDK 8.0 on Ubuntu.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
wget https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.asc
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.asc] https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-dotnet.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install dotnet-sdk-8.0
```

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### Force update of all tags with updateAllTheTags()

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/opm.html

Define a method that does not start with 'get' or 'is' to force the OPM system to update all properties in the current entity when called. Respects the cache time, so only outdated values are refreshed.

```java
public void updateAllTheTags() {
// Dummy ...
}
```

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### Run the PLC4X-IoTDB Java example with command-line arguments

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/integrations/apache-iotdb.html

Command to run the example JAR, specifying the connection string, field address, polling interval, IoTDB connection details, storage group, device, data type, and JDBC usage flag. The example collects random integer data from a simulated PLC every second and writes it to IoTDB at 127.0.0.1:6667.

```bash
java -jar ….. --connection-string simulated://127.0.0.1 --field-address RANDOM/foo:Integer --polling-interval 1000 --iotdb-address 127.0.0.1:6667 --iotdb-user-name root --iotdb-user-password root --iotdb-sg mi --iotdb-device d1 --iotdb-datatype INT32 --use-jdbc false
```

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### Java example using PlcConnectionCache for polling

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/connection-cache.html

Shows a main method that creates a PlcConnectionCache via its builder, then loops 10000 times to get a connection lease, read a boolean tag, and handle exceptions. The connection is returned to the cache when close() is called. Includes a 100ms sleep between iterations.

```java
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        PlcConnectionCache connectionCache = PlcConnectionCache.getBuilder()
            .withConnectionFactory(PlcDriverManager.getDefault().getConnectionFactory())
            .build();
        for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
            try(PlcConnection connection = connectionCache.getConnection("s7://192.168.1.192")) {
                if (connection.isConnected()){
                    PlcReadRequest.Builder builder = connection.readRequestBuilder();
                    builder.addTagAddress("PollingValue", "%DB1:4.0:BOOL");
                    PlcReadRequest readRequest = builder.build();
                    PlcReadResponse syncResponse = readRequest.execute().get(2000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                    printResponse(syncResponse);
                } else {
                    logger.info("PLC is not connected, let's try again to connect");
                    connection.connect();
                }
            } catch (PlcConnectionException e){
                logger.error("Connection exception in trying to connect", e);
            } catch (CancellationException e){
                logger.error("Polling Thread canceled", e);
            } catch (IllegalStateException e){
                logger.error("Connection was in an unexpected state", e);
            } catch (ExecutionException e){
                logger.error("Interrupted Exception fired", e);
            } catch (TimeoutException e) {
                logger.error("Timeout exception fired", e);
            }
            TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(100);
        }
        System.exit(0);
    }
```

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### Build the server with Maven

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/plc4x-server.html

Run from the module directory to produce a runnable fat-jar at target/plc4j-plc4x-server-<version>.jar.

```bash
mvn package
```

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### Minimal PLC4Py asynchronous read example

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/getting-started/plc4py.html

Connects to a Modbus PLC using a connection string, builds a read request for a tag named 'Random Tag' with address '4x00001[10]', executes it asynchronously, and prints the response code. Requires the plc4py package installed and an accessible PLC at the given address.

```python
import asyncio
from plc4py.PlcDriverManager import PlcDriverManager

connection_string = "modbus://127.0.0.1:5020"
driver_manager = PlcDriverManager()

async def communicate_with_plc():
    """
    Asynchronously communicates with a PLC using a PlcDriverManager.

    This function establishes a connection to the PLC defined by the connection_string.
    It builds a read request for a specific item ("Random Tag" in this case) using the connection's read request builder.
    The request is then executed asynchronously, and the response code is printed.
    """
    print(f"Connecting to plc: {connection_string}")
    async with driver_manager.connection(connection_string) as connection:
        print(f"Connected to {connection_string}")
        with connection.read_request_builder() as builder:
            print(f"Building read request")
            builder.add_item("Random Tag", "4x00001[10]")
            request = builder.build()
            print(f"Request built")
        print(f"Executing request")
        response = await connection.execute(request)
        print(f"Request executed")
        print(f"Response code: {response.response_code}")

asyncio.run(communicate_with_plc())
```

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### Start PLC4X server with explicit credentials and custom TLS keystore

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/plc4x-server.html

Use this command to start the PLC4X server with a specific port, username, password, and a custom TLS keystore. The keystore must be a PKCS12 (or JKS) file containing the server's private key and certificate.

```bash
java \
  -Dplc4x.server.port=59837 \
  -Dplc4x.server.username=operator \
  -Dplc4x.server.password='s3cr3t!' \
  -Dplc4x.server.keystore=/etc/plc4x/server.p12 \
  -Dplc4x.server.keystore-password='keystorepass' \
  -jar target/plc4j-plc4x-server-<version>.jar
```

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### Install OpenJDK via Homebrew

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/macos.html

Installs OpenJDK using Homebrew. This is the recommended way to install Java on macOS.

```bash
brew install openjdk
```

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### Install Homebrew

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/macos.html

Installs Homebrew, the package manager used to install most libraries on macOS. Run this command in the terminal.

```bash
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```

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### Run PLC4X Browser in demo mode

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/plc4x-browser.html

Starts the browser against simulated devices so it can be tried without hardware. Run from the plc4go directory.

```bash
cd plc4go
go run ./tools/plc4xbrowser --demo
```

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### Grant Java raw network capabilities (example path)

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/linux.html

Example of the setcap command with a real Java path on Ubuntu 22.04.

```bash
sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-arm64/bin/java
```

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### Install pyenv via Homebrew

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/macos.html

Installs pyenv, a Python version manager, using Homebrew. This is the first step to install Python for PLC4Py.

```bash
brew install pyenv
```

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### Initialize Go module with go mod init main

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/getting-started/plc4go.html

Creates a go.mod file, similar to Maven's pom.xml. Run in a new directory after installing Go.

```bash
go mod init main

```

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### Example OPC UA server configuration file (config.yml)

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/opcua-server.html

Example configuration file showing root settings, device definitions, and tag mappings. The version must match the expected version, and the dir points to the security directory. The disableInsecureEndpoint setting disables the insecure endpoint.

```yaml
---
version: "0.8"
dir: {path-to-security-dir}
name: "Plc4xOPCUAServer"
disableInsecureEndpoint: true
devices:
    - name: "ModbusDevice"
      connectionString: "modbus-tcp://127.0.0.1:502"
      tags:
        - alias: "TemporaryBOOLARRAY"
          address: "000001:BOOL[10]"
        - alias: "TemporaryWORD2"
          address: "400002:WORD"
        - alias: "TemporaryUINT3"
          address: "400003:UINT"
        - alias: "TemporaryINT4"
          address: "400004:INT"
        - alias: "TemporaryDINT5"
          address: "400005:DINT[4]"
        - alias: "TemporaryREAL6"
          address: "400006:REAL"
        - alias: "TemporaryREAL7"
          address: "400007:REAL"
        - alias: "TemporaryREAL8"
          address: "400008:REAL"
- name: "SimulationDevice"
    connectionString: "simulated://127.0.0.1"
    tags:
        - alias: "Temporary"
          address: "RANDOM/Temporary:Integer"
tcpPort: 12687
httpPort: 8445
```

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### Run the PLC4X server

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/plc4x-server.html

Starts the server. The listen port may be given as the first argument, or via the plc4x.server.port system property / PLC4X_SERVER_PORT environment variable. If omitted it defaults to 59837.

```bash
java -jar target/plc4j-plc4x-server-<version>.jar [port]
```

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### Check Git version

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/windows.html

Run this command to check if Git is installed. If it returns a successful output, Git is installed; otherwise, install it via Chocolatey.

```bash
git --version
```

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### Run PCAP Analyzer UI with demo capture

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/tools/pcap-analyzer.html

Starts the interactive terminal interface with a demo capture. Requires cgo and libpcap; building with CGO_ENABLED=0 fails.

```bash
cd plc4go
go run ./tools/plc4xpcapanalyzer ui --demo
```

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### Example Plaintext TCP Connection String

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/protocols/plc4x.html

Example connection string using plaintext TCP (no transport specified, defaults to tls? Actually the example uses plc4x:// which defaults to tls, but the text says plaintext TCP. The example shows a URL-encoded remote-connection-string.

```text
plc4x://host?remote-connection-string=s7%3A%2F%2Foperator%3Ahunter2%40plc%3A102
```

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### Install PLC4Py from GitHub with pip install

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/users/getting-started/plc4py.html

Run this command from the plc4py directory to install PLC4Py into your global Python repository. This is required because PLC4Py is not yet published to PyPI.

```bash
   pip install .
```

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### Install gcc on apt-based systems

Source: https://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/latest/developers/preparing/linux.html

Use this command to install gcc on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems.

```bash
sudo apt install gcc
```
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