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Connecting to the controller Assigning the controller To be able to transfer a project to the controller, you must first connect PLCnext Engineer to the controller. To do this, proceed as follows: Double-click the Project (x) node in the PLANT area. ↪ The Project editor group opens. Select the Online… Read More
Assigning process data Process data in IEC 61131-3 programs without IN and OUT ports There are two ways to assign process data: You can assign a process data item to a variable. You can assign a variable to a process data item. Process data is assigned… Read More
Creating a new project Open PLCnext Engineer. Click on a project template, e.g. Empty AXC F 2152 v.00 / 2020.0.0 project on the start page. The project template for an empty AXC F 2152 project opens. Open the File → Save Project As… menu. Enter a unique and meaningful name for the project. Read More
Configuring PROFINET controller and PROFINET device This series of steps demonstrates how to set up communication between two PLCs, one of them being the PROFINET controller and the other being the PROFINET device. On the PLC that will be the PROFINET Device: Note: The following steps are laid out in detail in the Configuring PROFINET… Read More
Configuring the IP settings Setting the IP address range Double-click the Project (x) node in the PLANT area. The Project editor group opens. Select the Settings editor. Set the desired IP address range and the subnet mask for the project. Setting the IP address Double-click the… Read More
