General tab

General tab 1:

Choose Target..

Opens the Choose Target System dialog.

Version

Engineering

TwinCAT Engineering version

Target

TwinCAT Runtime version of the target system

Project

TwinCAT version with which the project was created.

Local

Local TwinCAT Runtime version

Pin Version

Pins the currently used version of TwinCAT XAE Engineering to the project.

If the project is opened by double-clicking from the File Explorer or with the TwinCAT version not yet selected (in the Remote Manager toolbar in the XAE no version is yet marked as "Loaded"), the pinned version is automatically loaded if it is installed. For more information, please visit here.

Choose Target System:

The TwinCAT 3 runtime system that is to be parameterized and programmed with the current project is referred to as the target system. To select the target system, proceed as follows:

1. Press the Choose Target... button.
The Choose Target System dialog opens.
General tab 2:
2. Select the target system you want to program from the list of target systems connected to your computer.
3. If the desired target system does not yet exist, add it to the list. See also Target systems.