PLC Source Control - Adding a Repository

How to create a Development Branch within the TwinCAT3 source control

Difficulté

Easy Facile

Durée

5 minute(s) minute(s)

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Introduction

Branching is a means of diverging from your main line of development and allows you to continue to do work without affecting the main line of code.

This is used when you want to try out or develop some alternative code but want to have the ability to switch back to the original code if necessary.

These instructions give details of how you create a branch within the Beckhoff TwinCAT Xae Shell program.

These instructions start from a point where the project has been created and PLC code has been loaded in to the TwinCAT Xae Shell program,

• Tutoriels prérequis

Tutoriels prérequis

Create a TwinCAT Project from Scratch

Étape 1 - Open Team Explorer

Select View

From the Drop-down menu select Team Explorer

Étape 2 - Manage Connections

Select Connections Icon

Étape 3 - Add Repository

1 Select the Add Option

2. Enter the path of the source folder for your project

3. Press Add button to add the repository

Étape 4 - Select Repository

The Repository has been added

1. Select Connections Icon by

selecting the red square to show the project.

Étape 5 - Team Explorer Home Screen

This is the main screen for the version control commands

Étape 6 - Branches

Select the Branches option

Étape 7 - Branches Detail

This panel now shows the Branches Available

1. The master branch this is the main copy of the program in the local folders.
2. The remote/origin this is the remote repository

Étape 8 - Creating a Branch

1.Select New Branch

2. Enter the Branch Name, this example shows "TimerMod"

3. (Indicates where the branch is attached)

4.Press Create Branch

Étape 9 - Selecting the New Branch

In this example TimerMod is the new branch. It is shown in bold text to indicate that it is selected (checked out). To change to a different branch , click on the branch name. Generally modifications to code will be made on local branches not the remotes /origin.

If you are unable to switch branches , it is most likely that there are changes that have not been committed .

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