App management

In contrast to a classic package manager which installs the files of the application to be installed directly in the Linux file system, PLCnext Technology Apps are hosted in file containers (like a zip file) and the system references the files in the container. This procedure allows easy installation and residue-free uninstallation of apps, and also significantly increases the probability that apps are still executable after a firmware update.

 

On a PLCnext Control device, apps are managed by a component of the PLCnext Technology Runtime System called the AppManager.

 

See also

  1. PLCnext Technology Apps
  2. App container
  3. Building a PLCnext Technology App
  4. Creation of an app container
  5. App installation states
  6. Folders and environment variables
  7. Diagnostic log files
  8. PLCnext Technology Software Development Kit

 

 

 

• Published/reviewed: 2025-02-04 • Revision 18 •