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1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Components
drop-down Icon Menu.
2 On the main icon menu select PLC I/O.
NOTE Single I/O points are selected from the second and third rows of the
sub dialog box.
3 Select the component to insert and specify an insertion point.
NOTE Select from the upper row for the first I/O point of a module. These
symbols carry attributes for catalog BOM assignment. Select from the bottom
row for the second through nth points of a module (which are children
symbols of the first symbol parent).
4 Add or edit any information in the Edit PLC I/O Point dialog box and
click OK.
Annotate stand-alone I/O points
The Edit PLC I/O Point dialog box appears when a stand-alone I/O point
symbol is inserted or edited. Use this dialog box to change your selected I/O
point.
1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Components
drop-down Icon Menu.
2 Select to insert PLC I/O points (found on the second and third rows of
the sub dialog box) and specify an insertion point.
To edit a point, right-click on an I/O point and select Edit Component
from the context menu.
3 Change the I/O point.
4 (Optional) To assign the I/O address, click Used: Drawing or Used: Project
to select an I/O address that was used already on a module.
5 (Optional) To assign the description, click External File to select the
description from a comma-delimited ASCII text file of available I/O point
descriptions.
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