DCF77

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Using the sample programs

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Download: Tc3_Example_DCF77_externalSync.zip

Load the sample program (tnzip file/TwinCAT 3)

1. Save the ZIP archive locally on your hard disk and extract the file.
2. Open TwinCAT 3 Engineering.
3. In the File > Open menu, select the command Open Solution from Archive.
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4. In the Open dialog that opens, select the previously unpacked .tnzip file (sample program) and confirm the dialog with Open.
The Select folder for new solution selection window opens.
5. Select a destination directory for saving the project and confirm the dialog with Select folder.
The Tc3_EtherCATExtSyncSample solution is loaded.

Further information on the general procedure for commissioning the PLC or starting the program can be found in the terminal documentation and in the EtherCAT System Documentation.