Generic 32-bit Box

The box type ”Generic 32-bit Box” supports all Beckhoff Lightbus Boxes other than those listed separately. In the case of the Lightbus, 32 bits / 4 bytes of data are sent to the box per telegram (outputs on the fieldbus) and 32 bits of data read in again (inputs on the fieldbus).

The individual bit/byte definitions for the different boxes are taken from the corresponding box manual.

Context menu

Add Box...

Adds another box above the marked box.

Delete Box... <Del>

Deletes the marked box and its sub-elements from the I/O configuration.

Import Box...

Adds another box above the marked box. The description of the new box and its sub-elements are read from a file with the suffix "*.tce". This file is created with the following menu option.

Export Box...

Exports the information from the selected box and the information about its sub-elements into a file with the suffix "*.ioe".

Variables

Beneath the box, four bytes each in/outputs are automatically defined which are addressed/linked either as bytes or as individual bits.

”32 bit” tab

Generic 32-bit Box 1:

The individual variables can be linked at the same time for all variables via the ”32 bit” tab. You can of course still create the links using the context menu or the tab view for each variable.

D0 Input...: Opens the link dialogue for the first input byte / for a bit of the first input byte if you have selected bit-wise mode. If linking by bits you can select the relevant bit.

D1 Input...: ditto.