Danfoss Drive Plug-in for TwinCAT 1.57

Danfoss Drive Plug-in for TwinCAT is an engineering add-on that streamlines how you commission, configure, and diagnose Danfoss drives directly within Beckhoff’s TwinCAT environment. It brings drive parameter handling, device discovery, and live diagnostics into a single workflow, helping you shorten startup time and reduce troubleshooting effort.

Key features

• Seamless integration with TwinCAT 3 for Danfoss drives equipped with an EtherCAT interface (CoE/CiA 402)
• Fast device discovery and configuration with wizards to assist commissioning
• Clear, searchable parameter tree with upload/download, compare, and backup/restore of parameter sets
• Live monitoring of process data, status words, and alarms; supports trend recording using TwinCAT tools
• Easy PDO/I/O mapping and symbol integration for PLC and HMI applications
• Device templates to standardize settings across multiple machines or lines
• Documentation export to support audits and maintenance handovers

Benefits

• Accelerates commissioning and reduces engineering time
• Improves consistency with reusable templates and backups
• Speeds up diagnostics and minimizes downtime with integrated monitoring

Compatibility

• TwinCAT 3 on supported Windows operating systems
• Danfoss VLT and VACON drives fitted with the appropriate EtherCAT option and operating per CiA 402 profiles

Availability

• Provided by Danfoss. For downloads, licensing, supported drive families, and detailed documentation, contact Danfoss or visit the Danfoss Drives website.

Danfoss Drive Plug-in for TwinCAT is developed by Danfoss. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.0 and 1.5.