Configuration setup
 | Manual creation or use of TwinCAT Tools You have the option of creating the hardware components and the I/O components manually or quickly and easily via the TwinCAT tools XTS Configurator and XTS Simulation Builder. Further information about the TwinCAT Tools can be found in chapters XTS Configurator and XTS Simulation Builder. Configurator replaces the XTS Manager The Configurator replaces the XTS Manager, which was integrated in the XTS IO Driver object in the software versions up to version 3.18.715.0. Further information can be found in chapter Compatibility mode. |
Before you can use an XTS system, it must first be fully configured with all I/O components and all Real Time and Distributed Clock settings.
The main steps in configuring a system are as follows:
- XTS Processing Units
- XTS Parts
- XTS Modules
- XTS Tracks
- XTS Movers
- XTS Stations
- NC axis
- SoftDrive
- I/O Terminal