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2. Commissioning
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Prerequisites for the subsequent explanations:
· It is assumed that the operation of the Beckhoff TwinCAT
software is as understood.
· The PC is equipped with an Ethernet interface card
comprising an Intel IC chip set.
· The Ethernet card, i.e. the I/O Device, has been incorpo
rated into the the EtherCAT system (in TwinCAT by using
Append Device...).
· The XML file for the CPX terminal has been imported
(seesection 2.4.1).
The configuration and programming software Beckhoff
TwinCAT comprises several programm elements. The
configuration program, i.e. the TwinCAT System Manager,
and the related programming software or PLC, i.e. TwinCAT
PLC Control, form the main elements of the software
package or the TwinCAT system environment, respectively.
Main functions of the TwinCAT System Manager:
 EtherCAT network configuration
 Configuration
of the network elements, like interface
cards or I/O Devices, as well as field bus devices or
Boxes"
 Assignment of the I/O Devices and Boxes" to
PLCprojects
Main functions of TwinCAT PLC Control:
 Configuration and programming software for TwinCAT
PLCprojects