Posted to News on 17th Mar 2026, 13:30
Finder expands OPTA range with Codesys
The Finder catalogue dedicated to OPTA is further expanded with the launch of OPTA Codesys, a product of the 8A Series based on the world's first independent development environment for PLCs, designed for programming according to the international industrial standard IEC 61131-3.
(See Finder at Machine Building North, 13 May 2026, on stand 26)
Compliance with this international standard makes Codesys (Controlled Development System) a software development environment widely used in the industrial automation sector, as it can be used on a wide range of PLCs, offering tools for simulation, hardware configuration, visualisation, and project management in addition to programming.
The implementation of this environment makes OPTA a programmable device with languages such as IL, ST, LD, FBD, SFC, resulting in a PLR with a high level of interoperability and, in fact, unique in the market.
The new OPTA Type 8A.04-832C - presented for the first time in Nuremberg during the latest edition of SPS - is equipped with 8 analogue or digital inputs, 4 10A relay outputs, USB Type-C connectivity, an RJ45 port for Ethernet or MODBUS TCP/IP connections, an RS485 port for serial and MODBUS RTU connections, a programmable USER button, and an internal Wi-Fi module.
OPTA Codesys can also be equipped with a switching power supply (Type 78.12.1.230.2482 in the 12 W version or Type 78.25.1.230.2482 in the 25 W version), designed for the correct operation of OPTA with load activation, avoiding processing or operating interruption problems.
The range will also soon include three expansion modules specifically dedicated to the Codesys environment, which will be available during 2025.
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