Online Mode; Login - Festo CECC-X-M1 Description

4.18 Online mode

Caution
Risk of injury due to uncontrolled movements of the connected actuators.
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Test projects and programs without active actuators and without compressed air initially.
A configured project including program (CECC-X application) is to be transferred to the controller. Online
mode must be activated for transfer, i.e. CODESYS must be "logged in" on the controller.

4.18.1 Login

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Use one of the following commands for login:
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Click the icon in the toolbar of the CODESYS program window
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Menu command [Online] [Login]
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Shortcut ALT+F8
CODESYS logs in to the controller connected via the active path in the gateway.
The first step is a comparison of whether the connected controller is the same as the target system
selected in the project. An error message appears if there is a conflict  Controller variants.
Figure: Warning message about an incorrect target system ID
The next step is a comparison of the project and the application on the controller. The following query
appears if the project has been changed.
Figure: Query if the versions are different
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Decide how to handle the version differences between the CODESYS project and the application 
CODESYS online Help, "Login".
The connection with the controller is indicated in the CODESYS device window by the green bars:
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Device [connected] (CECC-X-M1/-MV/-MV-S1)
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Application
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