Edit I/O

General

Step	Action
1	Click on the button [Edit I/O] in the Dialog box General settings. Result: The dialog box Edit I/O range opens.

Designation	Description
I/O overview	Lists the channels, sorted by outputs and inputs. Channel Unambiguous channel name Is automatically entered but it can be changed. Data type Data type of the input / output. Can be determined when inserting/adding a channel. Type (I/O) Type of the input / output Can be determined when inserting/adding a channel.
[Insert channel]	Opens the dialog box Add I/O channel. See below. After editing the dialog box and confirming with [OK] the new channel is inserted before the marked channel. The channels are sorted by outputs and inputs. Outputs can only be inserted between outputs and inputs only between inputs.
[Add channel]	Opens the dialog box Add I/O channel. See below. After editing the dialog box and confirming with [OK], the new channel is inserted as last input or output. The channels are sorted by outputs and inputs.
[Delete channel]	Deletes the marked channel after confirming a respective dialog box with [Yes] .
[OK]	Closes the dialog box. The changes are accepted.
[Cancel]	Closes the dialog box without accepting the changes.

NOTE: For each channel, a variable with the same name is also created; this name, however, can be changed. See EC-Modul I/O Mapping dialog box of the EtherCAT-Slave.

Add I/O Channel

Step	Action
1	Click the button [Insert channel] or [Add channel] on the Edit I/O range dialog box. Result: The dialog box Add I/O channel opens.

Designation	Description
I/O type	Determines whether the new channel is an input or an output.
Channel	Unambiguous channel name Is automatically entered but it can be changed.
Number	Number of inputs / outputs. The possible values depend on the data type.
Data type	Determines the data type of the channel via a drop-down list.
[OK]	Closes the dialog box. The changes are accepted.
[Cancel]	Closes the dialog box without accepting the changes.