# Ability to browse a PLC (just like within Automation Studio)

**URL:** <https://community.br-automation.com/t/ability-to-browse-a-plc-just-like-within-automation-studio/741>\
**Category:** How-To & Wikis\
**Tags:** plc\
**Created:** [November 6, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/ability-to-browse-a-plc-just-like-within-automation-studio/741 "2023-11-06T14:17:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![darjiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/FF8800/32.png) [@darjiv](https://community.br-automation.com/u/darjiv)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/ability-to-browse-a-plc-just-like-within-automation-studio/741/1 "2023-11-06T14:17:23Z")

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Users can use the existing PVICOM.lib and create browse functionality(Example: [GitHub - hilch/brsnmp: Execute PVI-SNMP commands for B&R plcs](https://github.com/hilch/brsnmp)). If necessary, users can also use third-party SNMP browsing software to browse for a B&R PLC(Example: [SnmpB download | SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net/projects/snmpb/)).

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**Author:** ![christoph.hilchenbac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/christoph.hilchenbac/32/423_2.png) [@christoph.hilchenbac](https://community.br-automation.com/u/christoph.hilchenbac)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/ability-to-browse-a-plc-just-like-within-automation-studio/741/2 "2023-11-14T08:59:06Z")

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[GitHub - hilch/brwatch: brwatch: service tool for B&R plc: watch, change, log variables, set ip adresses etc.](https://github.com/hilch/brwatch) can do this, too (with GUI).

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**Author:** ![christoph.hilchenbac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/christoph.hilchenbac/32/423_2.png) [@christoph.hilchenbac](https://community.br-automation.com/u/christoph.hilchenbac)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/ability-to-browse-a-plc-just-like-within-automation-studio/741/3 "2026-11-05T09:45:58Z")

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brwatch \> 2.x is now linked with PVI6 and includes an improved dialog to scan for CPUs:

Beside SNMP also TCP port scan is used.

 ![cpu_scan](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/9/9e27f3259ef6301496f995d18b9735d418446b02.png)