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IronPLC - Open-Source IEC 61131-3 Toolchain
IronPLC - Open-Source IEC 61131-3 Toolchain
  • Quick start
    • Installation
    • How a PLC Program Works
    • Your First Program
    • Configuring Your Application
    • Working with Multiple Files
    • Connecting to Hardware
  • How-to guides
    • Getting Started
      • Check, Compile, and Run from the CLI
      • Structure a Multi-File Project
      • Read Compiler Error Messages
    • Coming from Beremiz
      • Check Beremiz Projects
    • Coming from TwinCAT
      • Check TwinCAT 3 Projects
    • Using AI Agents
      • Write PLC Programs with an AI Agent
    • Update IronPLC on your computer
    • Troubleshoot the Editor Extension
  • Explanation
    • What is IEC 61131-3?
    • IronPLC and the IEC 61131-3 Ecosystem
    • Structured Text Basics
    • Program Organization
    • Execution Cycle
    • Variables and I/O
    • System Clock and Uptime
    • References and Indirection
    • Type Conversions
    • Enabling Dialects and Features
  • Reference
    • Language
      • Edition Support
      • Data Types
        • BOOL
        • SINT
        • INT
        • DINT
        • LINT
        • USINT
        • UINT
        • UDINT
        • ULINT
        • REAL
        • LREAL
        • BYTE
        • WORD
        • DWORD
        • LWORD
        • STRING
        • WSTRING
        • TIME
        • LTIME
        • DATE
        • LDATE
        • TIME_OF_DAY
        • LTIME_OF_DAY
        • DATE_AND_TIME
        • LDATE_AND_TIME
        • Enumerated Types
        • Subrange Types
        • Array Types
        • Structure Types
        • Reference Types
      • Variables
        • Variable Declarations
        • I/O Qualifiers
        • Variable Scope
        • Retention
        • Initial Values
      • Program Organization Units
        • PROGRAM
        • FUNCTION
        • FUNCTION_BLOCK
        • CONFIGURATION
        • RESOURCE
        • TASK
      • Structured Text
        • Assignment
        • Bit Access
        • IF
        • CASE
        • FOR
        • WHILE
        • REPEAT
        • EXIT
        • RETURN
        • Arithmetic Operators
        • Comparison Operators
        • Logical Operators
        • Function Call
      • Ladder Diagram
        • Rungs
        • Contacts
        • Coils
        • Branches
    • Standard Library
      • Functions
        • ABS
        • SQRT
        • LN
        • LOG
        • EXP
        • EXPT
        • SIN
        • COS
        • TAN
        • ASIN
        • ACOS
        • ATAN
        • ADD
        • SUB
        • MUL
        • DIV
        • MOD
        • MOVE
        • GT
        • GE
        • EQ
        • LE
        • LT
        • NE
        • SEL
        • MAX
        • MIN
        • LIMIT
        • MUX
        • SHL
        • SHR
        • ROL
        • ROR
        • LEN
        • LEFT
        • RIGHT
        • MID
        • CONCAT
        • INSERT
        • DELETE
        • REPLACE
        • FIND
        • ADD_TIME
        • SUB_TIME
        • MUL_TIME
        • DIV_TIME
        • ADD_DT_TIME
        • ADD_TOD_TIME
        • SUB_DT_TIME
        • SUB_TOD_TIME
        • SUB_DT_DT
        • SUB_DATE_DATE
        • SUB_TOD_TOD
        • CONCAT_DATE_TOD
        • DT_TO_DATE
        • DT_TO_TOD
        • Type Conversions
        • TRUNC
        • BCD_TO_INT / INT_TO_BCD
      • Function Blocks
        • TON
        • TOF
        • TP
        • CTU
        • CTD
        • CTUD
        • R_TRIG
        • F_TRIG
        • SR
        • RS
    • Extension Library
      • Functions
        • SIZEOF
      • Function Blocks
      • Variables
        • System Uptime
    • Compiler
      • Overview
      • Command Reference
      • Source Formats
        • Text
        • PLCopen XML
        • TwinCAT
      • Problem Code Index
        • P0001
        • P0002
        • P0003
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    • Runtime
      • Overview
      • Command Reference
      • Problem Code Index
        • V4001
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        • V4003
        • V4004
        • V4005
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        • V9010
        • V9011
        • V9012
        • V9013
        • V9014
        • V9015
    • MCP Server
      • Overview
      • Command Reference
      • Tool Reference
    • Editor Extension
      • Overview
      • Build Tasks
      • Bytecode Viewer
      • Settings
      • Problem Code Index
        • E0001
        • E0002
        • E0003
  • Trademarks
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Runtime ReferenceΒΆ

The program ironplcvm (ironplcvm.exe on Windows) is the IronPLC virtual machine runtime. It loads and executes compiled bytecode container (.iplc) files produced by the compiler.

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