Appending further components

Further components can be added via the right mouse button.

Appending I/O modules

Right-click on the I/O device (FC2002 Lightbus A in the example) to which you would like to add I/O modules and select the menu item Append Box.

The TwinCAT System Manager now offers various I/O modules for selection.

In the example, the BK2000 Bus Coupler is selected and inserted as Box 1.

In the configuration tree of the example, the BK2000 Bus Coupler appears as Box 1, with inputs and outputs and a KL9110 end terminal. The desired Bus Terminals can now be added via the menu item Append terminal after right-clicking on Box 1.

All I/O modules of the Lightbus configuration should be added consecutively to the configuration tree in this way. The resulting order has to match the physical order of the I/O modules in the optical fiber ring!

Please refer to the Beckhoff Information System for details of how to link the inserted I/O modules with the process image of the Lightbus card.