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3.8 Create a network connection between the CPU and HMI device
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3.8
Create a network connection between the CPU and HMI device
Creati
ng a network is easy!
•
Go to "Devices and Networks" and select the
Network view to display the CPU and HMI
device.
•
To create a PROFINET network, drag a line
from the green box (Ethernet port) on one
device to the green box on the other device.
A network co
nnection is created for the two
devices.
3.9
Create an HMI connection to share tags
By creating an HMI connection between the
two devi
ces, you can easily share the tags
between the two devices.
•
With the network connection selected, click
the "Connections" button and select "HMI
connection" from the drop-down list.
•
The HMI connection turns the two devices
blue.
•
Select the CPU device and drag the line to
the HMI device.
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The HMI connection allows you to configure
the HMI tags by selecting a list of PLC tags.