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This document is intended to provide users of Festo control products with an introduction and support on how Festo controllers can be used as securely as possible from the point of view of cyber security.

Unauthenticated access to critical webpage functions (e.g. reboot) may cause a denial of service ofthe device.

The products are shipped with an unsafe configuration of the integrated CODESYS Runtime environment. In this case no default password is set to the CODESYS PLC and therefore access without authentication is possible.

With a successful established connection to the CODESYS Runtime the PLC-Browser commands are available. Thus granting the possibilities to e.g. read and modify the configuration file(s), start/stop the application and reboot the device.

Incomplete Festo product documentation of remote accessible functions and their required IP ports. Depending on the product a description of the supported features can be found in the product documentation to some extent.

Festo developed the products according to the respective state of the art. As a result, the protocols used no longer fully meet today's security requirements. The products are designed and developed for use in sealed-off (industrial) networks. If the network is not adequately sealed off, unauthorized access to the product can cause damage or malfunctions, particularly Denial of Service (DoS) or loss of integrity.

How to extract data from CPX-FB36 systems using the built-in auto-discovery feature of Factory Talk Edge Gateway by Rockwell Automation.  What are the use cases of this data, and how to supplement it by using Factory Talk Smart Objects.

How to make best use of the CPX-HART modules when using
EtherNet/IP in a Rockwell Logix environment. This includes a
Festo AOI, FTD/DTM, plus visualization tools from
PlantPAx using FactoryTalk View.

Festo CPX-FB36 (Slave/Server) ModbusTCP communication to Allen Bradley MicroLogix1400 PLC (Master/Client). The CPX-FB36 bus node is used as part of a CPX terminal and for communi-cation as a participant in networks with the protocol ModbusTCP. This document has information combined from multiple resources for the in-tention of reducing the effort of a user who is configuring this application type.

This document describes how to set up a CPX-IOT gateway and how
to use all the performances of the device with PROFINET environment.

This document describes how to set up a CPX-IOT gateway and how to
use all the performances of the device in EtherNet/IP environment.

This document describes how to set up a CPX-IOT gateway and how to use
all the performances of the device in EtherCAT environment.

This Application Note helps to integrate Allen-Bradly PLC with MSE6-E2M Energy Efficient Module through EtherNet-IP Net-work. Also Provide Detailed Description About Hardware & Soft-ware Configuration.

The application note contains an explanation how to program CPX-F8DE-P bit oriented and the CPX-FVDA-P2 in TIA Portal V14 SP1 V14 SP1 and example program

This application note describes the license dependency with the CODESYS OPC DA server and possible alternatives for CODESYS Development System >= V3.5 SP12

Setting up a CPX-FB37 EtherCAT slave module on Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.

The application node contains a step by step explanation how to configure a CPX-FB40 Ethernet POWERLINK valve terminal via B&R Automation Studio Software.

This application nodes describes step by step how you

configure the CPX-IoT gateway with a CPX terminal

Festo CPX-FB36 communication to Allen Bradley MicroLogix1400 PLC

The CPX-FB36 bus node is used as part of a CPX terminal and for communication as a participant in networks with the protocol EtherNet/IP.

This document has information combined from multiple resources for the intention of reducing the effort of a user who is configuring this application type.

This document provides procedures to use the FMT (Festo Mainte-nance Tool Software) to export a "*.L5K" Rockwell Automation file. This file is then imported by RSLogix 5000/Logix Designer 5000 Rockwell Automation Software. The import creates a GENERIC ETHERNET-MODULE used as a EtherNet/IP connection to the device configured in the FMT (Festo Maintenance Tool Software).

How to use unlimited rotary axis in Softmotion V3.5

The application node contains a step by step explanation how to

configure and handle a CPX-FB36 in Ethernet/IP mode with a

Schneider M340 PLC and Unit Pro S 13.0

How to configure CPX-4AE-4AA-H module using Siemens TIA Portal® with PROFINET.

This Application Note is a collection of functions, parameterisa-tions and any supporting issue around CODEYS SOFTMOTION and FESTO drives. It is going to modified and complemented continuously.. Finally published with different versions of this Application Note.

The given single topics in this Application Note are not at all sorted by any specific sequence. It is a good idea to use the Windows search function.

The document describes special CODESYS V3 settings for CPX-CEC-M1-V3 (SoftMotion) controllers and the use of Soft- Motion homing function "MC_Home" in combination with Festo drives.

System integration with regard to the power supply concept for the CPX interlinking block and the OVEM are illustrated by sev-eral examples in this document.

This document describes what each CAN parameter in the CODESYS V3 programming environment does, as well as show the available Function Blocks to implement diagnostics or pa-rameterization within the PLC’s Task.

The application node contains an explanation how to program CPX-F8DI-P in TIA Portal in different safety applications

The application node contains a step by step explanation how to configure a SDAT-MHS-M100-1L-SA-E-0.3-M8 in I-Port mode with CPX-CTEL-2-M12-5POL-LK and Codesys V3.5 pbF

Step by step description how to set up an Electronic CAM pro-ject in CODESYS V3.5

Controlling IO-Link Devices with Festo EtherNet/IP Products

A brief explanation on how to load a new project to a Festo PLC over Ethernet without the use of the CoDeSys 3.5 software