Select I/O Device

After executing Append Device..., the following dialog appears to choose the specific I/O device (several Fieldbus cards, Beckhoff-specific Hardware, common PC interfaces,...):

Select I/O Device 1:

In the tree-view of this selection dialog, you'll find all available I/O devices (see also)"Target Type", in above example e.g. a Beckhoff EtherCAT-capable port. See: I/O Devices in the Reference chapter for details on supported Fieldbus adapters.

Type

Offers all supported I/O devices for the respective Fieldbus protocol.

Name

The description of the device can be edited here.

Target Type

Provides a filter for limiting the shown devices to the respective Beckhoff platform to be configured in this session.

Ok

Confirms the selection of the device and closes the dialog. Alternatively, a selection of the I/O device with double-click is possible to close this dialog automatically.

Cancel

Closes the dialog without adding a device to the current configuration.