pyads-ipc-diag 0.1.0

Read Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics via ADS using pyads

Beckhoff IPC Diagnostics

pyads-ipc-diag is a Python library for reading IPC Diagnostics information from Beckhoff IPCs and EPCs.

IPC Diagnostics have been available on Beckhoff IPC/EPC devices for years. The data can be accessed via ADS, OPC UA, or C#.
This library focuses on ADS access using Python.

For detailed documentation, see the Beckhoff Information System:
https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/devicemanager/index.html?id=7887654213086576625

The library uses pyads for ADS communication. pyads is supported on multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.

This project is still under development and may be unstable.

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Installation

At the moment, the package is not yet published on PyPI.
You can install it directly from GitHub.

Install using pip (recommended)

pip install git+https://github.com/dewabe/pyads-ipc-diag.git

Clone from source

git clone https://github.com/dewabe/pyads-ipc-diag.git
cd pyads-ipc-diag
pip install -e .

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Features

• Read all IPC Diagnostics data via ADS
• Read TwinCAT, CPU, and Mainboard information
• Designed with a clean, extensible API

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Basic usage

import pyads
from pyads_ipc_diag import MDP, CPU, CONFIG_AREA

with MDP("10.10.10.11.1.1") as ipc:
    cpu = CPU(ipc)
    print(cpu.info())
    # CPU_Info(
    #   frequency=1917,
    #   usage=3,
    #   temperature=43
    #   )
    mac_address = ipc.read(CONFIG_AREA.NIC, 0x8001, 1, pyads.PLCTYPE_STRING)
    print(mac_address) # nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

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Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• pyads
• Beckhoff IPC/EPC with IPC Diagnostics available

To Do

• All "High level MDP Service Classes", such a Memory, NIC, UPS etc.
• Possibility to write data (i.e. change IP address)
• Optimize code
• Write tests
• Write documentation