Terminal Configuration

After inserting the terminal, it appears in the tree view. If you double-click on the terminal, the general and terminal-specific dialogs appear.

Terminal Configuration 1:

Name

Here you can enter the identifier for the selected terminal, which will appear in the tree view.

Object Id

In TwinCAT, the terminal represents an object within the IO configuration. The "Object Id" text box contains the TwinCAT object identification number.

Type

Shows the selected terminal type and its function.

Comment

Freely editable comment to describe the terminal used.

Disabled

Checking the box disables (transparent) the terminal entry for the current configuration, i.e. the terminal is not included in the I/O configuration calculation.

Create symbols

Create symbols means creating variables as symbolic names.