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Commissioning
Fig. 54: Automatic detection of I/O devices: selection of the devices to be integrated
Confirm the message "Find new boxes", in order to determine the terminals connected to the devices. "Free
Run" enables manipulation of input and output values in "Config Mode" and should also be acknowledged.
Based on the example configuration [} 55] described at the beginning of this section, the result is as follows:
Fig. 55: Mapping of the configuration in VS shell of the TwinCAT 3 environment
The whole process consists of two stages, which can also be performed separately (first determine the
devices, then determine the connected elements such as boxes, terminals, etc.). A scan (search function)
can also be initiated by selecting "Device ..." from the context menu, which then only reads the elements
below which are present in the configuration:
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