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Integrating (Robot Operating System) marks a powerful convergence between industrial automation and advanced robotics

Bridging the Gap: Running ROS 2 on Industrial PLCs with CODESYS

For years, there has been a quiet war in the automation world: The deterministic, rugged world of PLCs (IEC 61131-3) vs. the flexible, modular world of robotics (ROS 2). codesys ros2

A Typical Use Case: An AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle)

Imagine an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) designed for a warehouse. Here is how the responsibilities are split: Create a new ROS 2 package and add

Conclusion

The integration of CoDeSys with ROS 2 provides a powerful combination for industrial automation and robotics applications. By leveraging the strengths of both CoDeSys and ROS 2, developers can create sophisticated control systems that are flexible, scalable, and interoperable. capabilities of modern robotics frameworks

On one side, we have CODESYS (Controller Development System). It is the invisible giant of industrial automation. Powering PLCs from hundreds of OEMs (including Wago, Beckhoff, Schneider Electric, and many more), CODESYS is the home of IEC 61131-3 languages (Ladder Logic, Structured Text, FBD, SFC, IL). It is deterministic, real-time, and reliable—the beating heart of factory floors, process control, and hydraulic presses.

Step 3: Create a ROS 2 Package

Create a new ROS 2 package and add the ros2-Industrial dependency.
Use the ROS 2 package to communicate with the CoDeSys controller.

capabilities of modern robotics frameworks. This setup is increasingly popular in Industry 4.0 for building flexible, robust automation systems. Core Architecture & Communication

Reliability: PLC code is inherently safer. The cyclic execution model is easier to validate for functional safety standards (like ISO 13849) than a multi-threaded C++ application.
Abstraction: A robotics engineer shouldn't need to know how to configure the specific registers of a motor drive. They just want to tell the robot to move. CODESYS provides a hardware abstraction layer that standardizes the hardware for the ROS2 stack.
Maintainability: Factory technicians know how to troubleshoot PLCs. They can connect to the CODESYS web visualization to diagnose a hardware fault without needing to dig through complex ROS launch files.