Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive 6.1.304

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paket add Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive --version 6.1.304                
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#tool nuget:?package=Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive&version=6.1.304                

Description

The package 'Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive' implements reactive extensions for the TwinCAT.Ads.AdsClient class included in the 'Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads' package.

Reactive Extensions (Rx) is a .NET library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences and LINQ-style query operators. Using Rx, developers represent asynchronous data streams with Observables, query asynchronous data streams using LINQ operators, and parameterize the concurrency in the asynchronous data streams using Schedulers.

Simply put, Rx = Observables + LINQ + Schedulers.

In ADS terms, not only the reading and writing data or symbol values can be put into reactive data streams, also ADS Notifications or polling of values are a perfect fit for reactive code. With the help of this package not only data binding to reactive frameworks (e.g. reactive UI) is simplified but also enhanced data manipulation via synchronous and asynchronous observers. Multithreaded and parallelized code paths that support multiple CPU cores can be written very easily without the burden of deadlock and synchronization issues.

Requirements

  • .NET 8.0, .NET 6.0 or .NET Standard 2.0 (e.g. >= .NET Framework 4.61) compatible SDK
  • A TwinCAT 3.1.4024 Build (XAE, XAR or ADS Setup) or alternatively the Beckhoff.TwinCAT.AdsRouterConsole Application.
  • Installed Nuget package manager (for systems without Visual Studio installation).

Installation

The 'Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive' depends on the 'Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads' packages and inherits the same requirements (>= TwinCAT 4024.10).

Version Support lifecycle

Package Description .NET Framework TwinCAT Active Support
6.2 Package basing on .NET 8.0/6.0 net8.0, net6.0, netstandard2.0 >= 3.1.4024.10 [^1] X
6.1 Package basing on .NET 7.0 [^2]/6.0 net7.0, net6.0, netstandard2.0 >= 3.1.4024.10 [^1] X
6.0 Package basing on .NET 6.0 net6.0, netcoreapp3.1, netstandard2.0, net461 >= 3.1.4024.10 [^1]
4.x Package basing on .NET Framework 4.0 net4 All X

[^1]: Requirement on the Host system. No version limitation in remote system communication. [^2]: Microsoft support for .NET7 ends with May 14, 2024. Therefore it is recommended to update .NET Applications from Version 7 to Version 8.

Migrating to the latest .NET Microsoft .NET support lifecycle

First Steps

The following code instantiates an AdsClient object, connects to the local PLC System Port 851 and subscribes fir the first 20 change notifications of the Task cycle count and writes the value to the Console.

// To Test the Observer run a project on the local PLC System (Port 851)
using (AdsClient client = new AdsClient())
{
    // Connect to target
    client.Connect(new AmsAddress(AmsNetId.Local, 851));

    // Reactive Notification Handler
    var valueObserver = Observer.Create<ushort>(val =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Value: {0}", val.ToString()));
    }
    );

    // Turning ADS Notifications into sequences of Value Objects (Taking 20 Values)
    // and subscribe to them.
    IDisposable subscription = client.WhenNotification<ushort>("TwinCAT_SystemInfoVarList._TaskInfo.CycleCount", NotificationSettings.Default).Take(20).Subscribe(valueObserver);

    Console.ReadKey(); // Wait for Key press
    subscription.Dispose(); // Dispose the Subscription
}

Further documentation

The actual version of the documentation is available in the Beckhoff Infosys. Beckhoff Information System

Sample Code

Beckhoff GitHub BaseSamples Beckhoff GitHub ClientSamples

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NuGet packages (2)

Showing the top 2 NuGet packages that depend on Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive:

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PlcInterface.Ads

A PLC communication implementation for Beckhoff ADS

Community.TwinCAT.Mdp.Reactive

Contains a MDP client implementation for the Beckhoff Device Manager communication protocol based on the TwinCAT.Ads.AdsClient. The Root object is the TwinCAT.MDP.MdpClient to communicate with the Beckhoff Device Manager via ADS. Use TwinCAT.Mdp.Reactive for reactive extensions.

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### 6.1.222
Enh: Using Version 8.0 depends for .NET8 Builds
### 6.1.210
Enh: Adds Repeated Read/Write/ReadWrite methods to TwinCAT.Ads.AdsClientExtensions
Enh: Adds Read/Write/ReadWrite methods with Fallback functions to TwinCAT.Ads.AdsClientExtensions
### 6.1.197
Enh: Replaces .NET7 dependency by .NET8
### 6.1.159
Enh: Adding TwinCAT.Ads.Vision.VisionExtension Extension class to access TwinCAT Vision Images.
### 6.1.146
Enh: Changing Dependencies to .NET Assemblies from 7.0 --> 6.0 to Support Powershell Version 7.2 (LTS) and lower pressure for Custom Application Package updates.
### 6.1.107
Enh: Implementation of Write-AdsControl Cmdlet
Enh: Info output for Get-AdsState Cmdlet
Enh: Implementation of Set-RTimeCpuSettings Cmdlet
### 6.1.99
Enh: Adding TwinCAT.Ads.Reactive.TimerObservable class
### 6.1.60
Fix: Build process sometimes creates Version Number 1.0.0.0 for Package assemblies.
### 6.1.51
Enh: Implements helper functions SystemServiceExtensions.WaitUntilRestarted, AdsClientExtensions.WaitForTargetState, #131437
### 6.1.46
Breaking Change: Removing netcoreapp3.1 target because it is out-of Microsoft Support
Enh: Adding net7.0 target support
### 6.0.216
Fix: PollValue handlers are called mixed up in blocking scenarios, GitHub: 36, #111031
### 6.0.212
Fix: AssemblyVersion and FileVersion of the Package Dlls are 1.0.0.0 for netcoreapp3.1 instead of 6.X. Netcoreapp3.1 Package dependencies were broken.