Licensing the Controller
Obtaining licenses
You can download licenses for the CODESYS Control products from CODESYS Store International or CODESYS Store North America.
Local licensing
Important
The license can be installed on a USB dongle or soft container. When using the soft container, the license is locked to the device during activation and can only be activated or restored on this device.
Requirements: The development system with CODESYS Development System has Internet access and is connected to the device.
Open CODESYS.
Create a standard project.
Update the device in the device tree.
Click Tools → License Manager to open the CODESYS License Manager.
Select Device in the wizard, and then select Dongle or Soft Container, depending on the device.
The Select Device dialog opens.
Select the respective device.
The License Manager dialog opens. Container shows the name of the soft container or security key on the device. There is not yet an entry for the respective device in the Products window.
Select the Install Licenses action on the bottom left.
The Install Licenses on <target device> <container name> – Select Operation wizard starts.
Select the Activate License option. Specify the Ticket ID and click Next.
The license is activated.