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Control technology | EtherCAT communication manual
Commissioning of the system
Detailed commissioning steps
72 L DMS 3.1 EN 01/2011 TD17
• When the file has been imported successfully, the Axis_IO_Group/IO_Group is
added to the configuration:
• The configuration created in the »EtherCAT Configurator« is attached below the
Axis_IO_Group/IO_Group.
 Note!
• The EtherCAT components of the control configuration (device and variable
names) may only be changed in the »EtherCAT Configurator«!
Changes made in the »PLC Designer« will get overwritten at the import of the
ECAT_PLC_CFG_1.XML file.
•The Axis_IO_Group/IO_Group must not be renamed!
•The Axis_IO_Group/IO_Group is overwritten at every import of the
ECAT_PLC_CFG_1.XML file.
•The Axis_IO_Group/IO_Group is created automatically at every import of the
ECAT_PLC_CFG_1.XML file and assigned a default name.