Select target system

Target system available in selection list

In order to control your drive with TwinCAT, the software needs to communicate with the hardware. To this end, the drive has to be selected as target system for the TwinCAT project.

Select target system 1:

The toolbar indicates which target system is active (1).

Open the selection list using the small arrow (2) to the right of the display window.

Select the drive as the target system.

Select target system 2:

Confirm query with Yes to change the platform settings automatically.
This setting can be found in the toolbar (3).
If you answer No, this setting must be made manually:

Open the platform selection list via the small arrow (4) to the right of the display window (3).

Select a system-compatible platform.

 

→ The newly selected target system appears in the display window (1).

→ The newly selected platform appears in the display window (3).

Target system not available in selection list

If the target system is not in the list, follow these steps:

Select target system 3:

Choose Target System... select from the list, or open System in the Solution Explorer and press Choose Target... (5).

Both options take you to the Choose Target System window. On the left is a list of all target systems already in use. This list should be identical to the previous selection list.

Select target system 4:

Find more target systems via Search (Ethernet) (6).
This opens the window Add Route.

 

Select target system 5:

Before starting the search for more target systems, set the IP address as Address Info (7).

Start the search with Broadcast Search (8).
A list with all target systems that were found is displayed.

Select target system 6:

Select the required target system.

Create link using Add Route (9).
You will see a password prompt for the Embedded PC.

Select target system 7:

Enter the required password (The Beckhoff default password for Windows 7 is „1“).

Confirm with OK.

Close the Add Route window with Close (10).

Select target system 8:

Select the newly added target system.

Press OK to confirm your selection.

 

Because the platform to be used depends on the respective target system, the platform also needs to be adjusted if the target system is changed.

Select target system 9:

Confirm query with Yes to change the platform settings automatically.
This setting can be found in the toolbar (3).
If you answer No, this setting must be made manually:

Open the platform selection list via the small arrow (4) to the right of the display window (3).

Select a system-compatible platform.

 

→ The newly selected target system appears in the display window (1).

→ The newly selected platform appears in the display window (3).