3.7.3 Scan for boxes
Click
Yes
to allow TwinCat to scan for boxes. A
box
is an alias for a slave device and is
always used in Beckhoff software products.
3.7.4 Add Slaves to NC tasks
TwinCAT should now have identified the AKD according to the Device Description file.
TwinCAT next asks if the slaves should be connected to NC tasks. Click
Yes
to continue.
An NC task can, for example, contain a PLC program, which can be programmed by the
user.
3.7.5 Enable the network configuration
Confirm that the AKD appears in the device tree. Next, enable the network configuration.
First press the
button in order to generate the mappings, then press the
button in
order to let TwinCAT check the configuration and use finally the
button in order to step
into run-mode. Confirm afterwards that TwinCAT is allowed to jump into run-mode.
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