TcXaeMgmt

7.0.31

Cmdlets for Twincat ADS and device management for Powershell Core and Windows Powershell

Minimum PowerShell version

5.1

Installation Options

Copy and Paste the following command to install this package using PowerShellGet More Info

Install-Module -Name TcXaeMgmt

Copy and Paste the following command to install this package using Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet More Info

Install-PSResource -Name TcXaeMgmt

You can deploy this package directly to Azure Automation. Note that deploying packages with dependencies will deploy all the dependencies to Azure Automation. Learn More

Manually download the .nupkg file to your system's default download location. Note that the file won't be unpacked, and won't include any dependencies. Learn More

Owners

Copyright

Beckhoff Automation GmbH 2025

Requires License Acceptance

View License.txt

Package Details

Author(s)

  • Beckhoff

Tags

Powershell Management TcXaeMgmt ADS Route Beckhoff TwinCAT

Cmdlets

Add-AdsRoute Close-TcSession Copy-AdsFile Get-AdsRoute Get-AdsState Get-TcDataType Get-TcSession Get-TcSymbol Get-TcTargetInfo Get-TcVersion New-TcSession Read-TcValue Remove-AdsRoute Set-AdsState Test-AdsRoute Write-TcValue Get-TcLicense Send-TcReadWrite Register-AdsHandle Unregister-AdsHandle Add-MqttRoute Remove-MqttRoute Get-MqttRoute Register-AdsNatRoute Restart-AdsComputer Stop-AdsComputer Get-TcRouterInfo Get-AmsRouterEndpoint Set-AmsRouterEndpoint Get-TcEvent Get-IODevice Get-EcMaster Get-EcBoxes Get-EcFrameStatistics Get-IoFreeRun Set-IoFreeRun Reset-IoFreeRun Get-RTimeLatency Get-RTimePerformance Get-RTimeCpuSettings Set-RTimeCpuSettings Start-AdsProcess Set-AmsNetId Restart-TwinCAT Get-AmsNetId Get-TcSymbolStatistics Set-AdsRouteProperty Get-AdsRemoteConnections Get-TComObject

PSEditions

Core Desktop

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

# Powershell Cmdlets for TwinCAT ADS Communication (Ads Read/Write) and TwinCAT Ads Management tasks.

## Prerequisites:
>= Local winCAT XAR/XAE installation or a running .NET TcpIpRouter [Nuget Package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads.TcpRouter) instance
>= Windows Powershell 5.1 or
>= Microsoft Powershell 6

Note:
This version of the TcXaeMgmt Module now works also with TwinCAT Versions < 4024.10
(including TwincAT 2) locally installed. Installing a version of the 3.X Series of
the TcXaeModule is not necessary anymore.

## Common Features:
- Read/Write Values to Local or Remote Systems via ADS (Symbolic, Raw ProcessImage Data)
- Start-Stop logical ADS Devices (PLC, SystemService) and setting Config Mode locally and remote
- Collection Remote Target System Information (TwinCAT Version)
- Broadcast Search (Browsing ADS Network infrastucture)
- Adding / Removing ADS Routes
- Session/Connection Management (ADS Sessions and connections)
- Browsing symbolic information from TwinCAT Targets
- many more

|Version| Supported TwinCAT | Description |
|-------|-------------------|-------------|
| 7.X   | >= TwinCAT 2      | Use of .NET8 for Microsoft Powershell (>= 7.4)
|       |                   | Support of all TwinCAT versions.
| | | UnixSockets, Loopback channel, PInvoke and AdsOverMqtt support.
| 6.2.X | >= 4024.10        | Use of .NET6 for Microsoft Powershell (>= 7.2)<br>Use of .netstandard2.0 for all below including Windows Powershell (Version 5.1)
| 6.0.X | >= 4024.10        | Uses internally .NET Standard 2.0
| 3.X   | >= TwinCAT 2      | .NET Framework 4.6.1 based


## New Features in Version 7.X:

- Use of Unix Sockets for newer TwinCAT Releases (4026)
- Use of PInvoke channel for TwinCAT2 and Operating Systems that doesn't support UnixSockets (old Windows10 Versions and below)
- Uses Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads Version 7.X

## New Features in Version 6.2.X:

- Use of Unix Sockets for newer TwinCAT Releases (4026)
- Transparent use of AdsOverMqtt
- Communication configuration by IConfiguration / Environmental Variables
- Extended logging possibilities via ILoggerFactory/ILogger interfaces and configuration
- Uses Beckhoff.TwinCAT.Ads Version 6.2

First Steps:

Installation:
PS> Install-Module -Name TcXaeMgmt

or
PS> Install-PSResource -Name TcXaeMgmt

Getting global information
PS> get-help about_TcXaeMgmt

Getting List of commands
PS> get-command -module TcXaeMgmt

Getting Command Help:
PS> get-help Read-TcValue -full

Documentation and further learning

[Documentation TcXaeMgmt Module]
https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/tc3_ads_ps_tcxaemgmt/3972231819.html?id=8731138690123386389
[About the TcXaeMgmt Module]
https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/tc3_ads_ps_tcxaemgmt/4130762891.html?id=4912948515382920501

ReleaseNotes:

Links
[Beckhoff Homepage]
https://www.beckhoff.com/

FileList

  • TcXaeMgmt.nuspec
  • about_TcXaeMgmt.help.txt
  • License.txt
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Version History

Version Downloads Last updated
7.0.31 (current version) 29 8/7/2025
7.0.4 322 7/23/2025
6.2.127 2,903 4/3/2025
6.0.188 4,673 12/18/2024
3.2.31 2,788 5/21/2021