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SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture Version 3.19 Documentation
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  3. Types of Control Functions

    An overview of the types of functions distinguished within Control.

  4. Communication Functions
  • CONTROL
    • Introduction to CTRL

      An introduction to the product's own programming language Control(CTRL).

    • CONTROL Classes
    • Types of Control Functions

      An overview of the types of functions distinguished within Control.

      • 32/64 bit Functions
      • Administration of Managers, Modules and Panels - Functions
      • Alert Handling Functions

        These functions are associated with data points and respond to alerts and changes to alerts.

      • Blob Functions
      • Communication Functions
      • Crypthographic Functions
      • Database Functions
      • Data point Functions
      • Error Functions
      • File Functions
      • Graphics Functions
      • Input Recording Functions
      • Mapping Functions
      • Mathematical Functions
      • MindSphere Connector Functions
      • Miscellaneous Functions
      • Multilingual Functionality
      • Project administration Functions
      • Query Functions
      • Redu/Dist Functions
      • Reference - Focus Policy - Functions
      • Selection and Configuration Dialogs - Functions
      • Semaphore Functions
      • String Functions
      • Time Functions
      • Threads Functions
      • User Administration Functions
      • Vector / Dynamic arrays - Functions
      • Waiting Control Functions
      • Window Functions
      • XML Control Extension Functions
    • Control graphics
    • CONTROL Functions
    • CTRL Debugger

      With the CTRL Debugger you can debug the programming language Control.

    • CtrlExtension

      The CtrlExtension allows the addition of custom C++ code.

    • CTRLPPCheck

      Save time and money with increased code quality in your projects

Communication Functions

Use these functions for establishing a connection to different applications (for example, sending SMS, communication via TCP/UDP sockets/serial interfaces, ...).

emRetrieveMail()
emSendMail()
readSMS()
sendMail()
sendSMS()
tcpClose()
tcpOpen()
tcpRead()
tcpWrite()
udpClose()
udpOpen()
udpRead()
udpWrite()
v24Close()
v24Open()
v24Read()
v24Write()

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