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Installing and Starting

You have access to the CODESYS Installer from the Windows start menu in the CODESYS folder.

Symbol: _inst_icon.png

Adding an installation

Tip

To add (register) a sandbox installation which you have received, see: Creating and Using Sandboxes

  1. In the Windows start menu, in the CODESYS folder, click the Installer icon.

    The tool starts. The Installations view opens.

  2. Click the Add Installation button.

    The New Installation dialog opens.

  3. Use the Platform, Setup, and Version list boxes to select the desired installation.

    Example: CODESYS 3.5 SP16 (64 bit) Patch 3

  4. From the From an existing installation list box option, select an installation whose add-on configuration corresponds as much as possible to your desired configuration.

  5. Select the desired Update Mode. For more information about the individual modes, see: Settings

  6. Click OK to confirm your settings.

    The installation operation starts and the setup is downloaded. The InstallShield wizard start afterwards.

  7. Perform the following steps:

    • Accept the license agreement.

    • Grant the read permission for the information.

    • Confirm the location.

    • Select a setup type.

    • Close the InstallShield wizard.

    The Task "Software Installation" completed message is displayed in the CODESYS Installer. An additional tile for the recently created installation is displayed in the Installations view.

Updating an installation

Requirement: A newer patch is available for the installation. Then a button with a red loading symbol and a red patch number (_inst_button_patch.png) is displayed in the tile.

When you click the button, you can stat the installation operation for the update.

Removing an installation

In the tile view, select the installation to be removed, and in the tile click the Uninstall button in the _inst_button_dots.png menu.

Starting an installation

In the tile view, select an installation for the execution, and in the tile click the Start button. Then CODESYS starts in the language specified in the settings.

For more information, see: Settings

Controlling which updates are provided

When adding an installation by means of the Add Installation button, you can specify the Update Mode in the New Installation dialog. You use it to decide whether and which category of updates should be provided by CODESYS Installer. The default settings for the update mode are located in the Settings dialog.

In addition, you can specify that temporarily no more updates should be provided for an existing installation. To do this, open the main window of the Installer in the tile of the installation in the _inst_button_dots.png menu and click the Freeze command.

Managing add-ons for an installation

Which updates are provided depends on the selected Update Mode (see the section above: "Controlling which updates are provided").

When new add-on versions are available for an installation, a red number with the number of updates is displayed in the tile next to the Change button. The button opens the configuration view of the installation. There you can get more detailed information about the installed and available add-ons and available updates.

  1. In the tile view, select an installation for which an add-on should be installed, updated, or removed.

    In the tile, click the Change button.

    The configuration view of the installation opens. The installation name is displayed under Version. You can change the default settings are selected for Location, Channel for Setups, and Channel for Add-ons.

    The currently installed add-ons are listed in the Add-ons view under Installed. When you click one of the add-ons, the corresponding description is displayed on the right. If the list is longer than the view, then navigation symbols for scrolling are displayed.

  2. Click Browse.

    The filter lists all not yet installed add-ons which are provided on the add-on channel.

  3. Click Updates.

    The filter lists all add-ons which have an available update.

  4. Select an add-on.

    The information about the add-on (for example, name or Required Installer Version) is displayed to the right of it.

    The available versions are listed under the Version list box.

    The Install button is displayed next to that.

  5. In the Version list box, select the desired version.

  6. Click the Install button and click OK to confirm the message about the installation operation.

    The installation operation of the add-on package starts.

    The Install Packages dialog opens and provides information about the license agreement and the signatures.

  7. Select the check boxes for the license agreement and for the signature information.

    Click Continue.

    The package is downloaded and then installed. A progress bar is displayed. The update has finished when the The add-ons were successfully installed message is displayed.

  8. Click OK to confirm this.

    The Task "Add-on Installation" completed message is displayed in the configuration view.

Installing an add-on package

You can install packages which you have saved on your file system.

  1. In the tile view, select an installation for which an add-on should be installed.

    In the tile, click the Change button.

    The configuration view of the installation opens.

  2. Click the Install File button.

    The file selection dialog opens.

  3. Select the desired package.

    The installation operation starts.

    The Install Packages dialog opens and provides information about the license agreement and the signatures.

  4. Select the check boxes for the license agreement and for the signature information.

    Click Continue.

    The package is loaded and then installed. A progress bar is displayed. The update has finished when the The add-ons were successfully installed message is displayed.

  5. Click OK to confirm this.

    The Task "Package Installation" completed message is displayed in the configuration view. The recently installed package is listed under the Installed filter.

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