Lenze Engineer v2.21 - Manual (Page 174)

Defining the system functionality
Inserting & configuring a machine application
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8.13.1 Inserting a machine application with a port interconnection
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How to insert a machine application with port interconnection:
1. In the Project view, select the or axis into which the machine application is to be
inserted.
2. Click the icon to insert a machine application.
• The Machine application dialog box appears:
3. Select the "port connection" in the Machine application dialog box.
4. Confirm selection with OK.
• The Insert machine application dialog box appears:
5. Enter a name for the application in the Name input field.
6. Optionally you can enter a comment on the application in the Comment input field.
7. Click the OK button.
• The dialog box is closed and the machine application is inserted into the highlighted
element.
Next worksteps
• If necessary, add ports to the machine application, which serve as an external interface and
enable the exchange of information with other functions (device applications).  Adding ports
as an external interface ( 179)
• Interconnect the ports of the assigned device applications and those of the machine application
to each other to describe the applications between which information is to be exchanged within
the machine application and what information is to be communicated to the outside.
 Connecting ports within the machine application ( 177)
• Port interconnection
• Connect the ports of the assigned applications and the ports of the machine application to
each other in order to specify the applications (within the machine application) between
which information is to be exchanged and what information is to be communicated to the
outside.
 Port interconnection ( 175)