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In the generic “Files” tab of the device editor, you can copy files to and from the local file system and the controller.

Requirement: The vendor has unlocked the tab. In the device tree, the connection to the controller is configured. The device is running.

  1. Double-click the PLC device object in the device tree to open the device editor.

  2. Click the “Files” tab.

  3. In “Host” | “Location” on the left part of the view, set the path in the local file system where files will be copied to and from. Example: ‎D:\FileTransferWithPLC‎. If necessary, create a new directory by clicking the folder symbol (_cds_icon_folder).

    The files and directories are shown like in a file manager. Click the refresh symbol (_cds_icon_update) to update the display.

  4. In “Runtime” on the right side of the view, set the required directory for the data transfer in the same way.

    CODESYS shows the files on the controller.

  5. Select the required files from the file system tree for the file transfer (multiple selection is possible). You can also select a directory for transferring all files in a folder.

  6. Click the left and right arrow symbols (_cds_button_double_arrow_left, _cds_button_double_arrow_right) between the two parts of the view.

    CODESYS copies the selected files to the other file system immediately. If a file is not already available in the target directory, then it is created. If it is already available and not write-protected, then it is overwritten. Otherwise a message is shown.