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21.08.2025

🖥️ Capabilities of CODESYS 3.5 in Weintek cMT Series Panels

Author

codesys

weintek

cmt

Modern automation systems require a combination of logic control, flexible visualization, and network integration. The Weintek cMT series operator panels, combined with the CODESYS 3.5 environment, provide a unique opportunity to implement all these tasks in a single device. In many cases, this allows replacing a separate PLC, reducing both the cost and complexity of the project.

⚙️ Technical Integration Features

✔️ Weintek cMT Hardware Platform

• Powerful multi-core ARM Cortex processors with high performance.
• Support for Ethernet, RS-485, RS-232, CAN for connection to industrial equipment.
• Modern touch displays with resolutions up to Full HD.
• Parallel operation of EasyBuilder Pro (classic HMI projects) and CODESYS Control Runtime.

✔️ CODESYS 3.5 Platform

• Compliance with the IEC 61131-3 international standard (programming languages: LD, FBD, ST, IL, SFC, CFC).
• Support for distributed control systems.
• Execution of control logic directly on the panel without additional controllers.

💡 Functional Capabilities

🔄 Logic Control

• Implementation of process control programs directly on the HMI.
• Use of libraries, function blocks, and code reuse.
• Support for PLCopen Motion Control for drive control.

📡 Industrial Protocols

• EtherCAT Master for high-speed systems with servo drives and I/O modules.
• Modbus RTU/TCP for instruments and controllers.
• OPC UA and MQTT for integration with SCADA, MES, and cloud IoT services.

🖥 Visualization

• Use of CODESYS Visualization to create interactive mimic diagrams.
• Built-in WebVisu — access to HMI via browser from PC or smartphone.
• Ability to combine with EasyBuilder Pro, providing dual tools for graphical interface design.

⚡ Motion Control

• Software control of multiple axes (up to CNC level).
• Support for CiA 402 for working with modern drives.

📊 Archiving and Diagnostics

• Logging events and data in CSV/Excel formats on USB/SD storage.
• Keeping logs of alarms and technical notifications.
• Automatic data transfer to FTP, e-mail, or cloud services.

🌍 Application Examples

• 🏭 Automation of local production areas — the panel replaces both PLC and SCADA simultaneously.
• ⚡ Energy monitoring and dispatching with analytics and archiving.
• 🤖 Mechanical engineering and robotics with drive control via EtherCAT.
• 🏢 Building automation (HVAC, lighting, access systems).
• 🚗 Mobile machinery and transport with remote monitoring.

✅ Conclusion

Using CODESYS 3.5 in Weintek cMT panels transforms the HMI into a universal multifunctional controller with support for modern industrial protocols, flexible visualization, and IoT integration capabilities.

This solution provides:

• reduced hardware costs;
• simplified system architecture;
• improved reliability and faster integration.

Thanks to this combination, Weintek + CODESYS becomes an effective tool for creating modern automation systems of any complexity.