4
Double-click I/O Map under
Configurations and Setup in
the Multiview Explorer.
5
The I/O Map Tab Page is
displayed in the Edit Pane.
Check that Node1 is displayed
in the Position Column and that
the added slave unit is displayed
in the Port Column.
*To manually set a variable
name for the slave unit, click an
entry cell in the Variable
Column and enter a name.
6
Right-click Node1 and select
Create Device Variable.
7
The variable names and types
are set.
Additional Information
The device variables are automatically named from a combination of the device names and
the port names.
The default device names are "E" followed by a serial number starting from "001".
For slave units with module configurations, the default device names are "M" followed by a
sequential number starting from "1".
Additional Information
In this guide, device variables are automatically named for each unit (each slave).
They can also be manually named for each port.
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