TwinCAT3 Licensing

How to License a Beckhoff PC for running TwinCAT3

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If the Beckhoff PCs are supplied without a licence, the TwinCAT instance will not run and there will be an error about "licence missing"

This problem can be crated if the licence is not ordered at the same time as the PC.

Beckhoff allow anytime Temporary licenses, but they only last for 7 days. This is useful if you need to get up and running and leave the licencing proper for when there is more time available

Click here for Beckhoff's instructions on licensing

...The licence file is expensive, so should only be ordered if you are certain that the licence has not been ordered for the PC you are having an issue with

Order Codes for TwinCAT3 Licenses

PC	Order Code	Description
CX5120	C0001130	TC1250-0040 TwinCAT3 Licence PtP
C6015	C0001130B	TC1250-0050 TwinCAT3 Licence PtP

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