CODESYS Webinar Series 2026
Virtual PLCs explained – Benefits, setup, and practical live demonstration (Part 1)
Find out, what virtual PLCs are, how they differ from physical or SoftPLCs and how you can easily setup your own virtual PLC. The extensive live presentation includes fieldbus and visualization usage. Get a solid basis for deciding whether using virtual PLCs is worthwhile for your company.
Broadcast time: May 19, 2026 | 7:00 a.m. CEST
Livestream: https://youtu.be/SkHUnP8zig8
CODESYS Webinar Series 2026
Rethinking safety: How to implement a Safety PLC on any standard hardware including safe I/Os (Part 2):
For a long time, safety specialists considered it impossible to implement safety controllers without special two-channel hardware. But now it is possible! CODESYS shows you in a live demo what is required and how to set up a virtual safety control system on any hardware – including safety fieldbuses such as Profisafe or FSoE. The webinar builds on the content covered in the webinar ‚Virtual PLCs Explained: Benefits, Setup, and Practical Live Demonstration‘.
Broadcast time: May 19, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. CEST
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bIoq7oEHd4
The comprehensive software suite for automation technology
Independent of device manufacturers
The basis:
- The "CODESYS Development System" programming tool, which implements the international IEC 61131-3 standard.
- The control software ("PLC runtime system" or "SoftPLC" or "virtual PLC") for different device platforms.
With CODESYS, you can freely select the optimum hardware for your automation application. Many classic automation providers have already implemented CODESYS. Or you can use standard device platforms on which you simply install or deploy the appropriate control software. With virtual controllers, you can even use powerful IT hardware for control and thus reduce hardware costs.
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CODESYS in factory automation, mobile machinery, the energy industry, embedded devices, process and building automation.

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Flexibility and independence with the WebVisu from CODESYS
With CODESYS, Lissmac was able to achieve maximum independence from device manufacturers. The development of a new user interface based on Lissmac CI was very simple. With WebVisu, diagnostic data can be retrieved globally and in real time via remote access.
Products used:
- CODESYS Engineering
- CODESYS Visualization
CODESYS Ecosystem – the heart of your automation solution
CODESYS Releases
Communication
May 18, 2026
Latest version: 4.8.0.0
The data source online change can be licensed and activated using the new store product "Online Configuration Change"
Application Composer
May 12, 2026
Latest version: 4.5.0.0
This version introduces complete UI-less Python scripting. Also it fixes a problem with very long module descriptions (>32k) and adds forward compatibility with upcoming CAA-free BASLIB 5.0 (and also still with CAA-based BASLIB 4.0.1).
Modbus
May 12, 2026
Latest version: 4.6.0.0
This version will contain bug fixes.
- Optional additional I/O channels that contain diagnosis information of each single Modbus channel.
- New FB ModbusTCPRequestServer that allows the application to control the server's answers to requests from the client.
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