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Defining the system functionality
Inserting & configuring a machine application
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8.13.4
Adding ports as an external interface
You can also add ports to an application to realise an exchange of information between different
applications like this.
Via the Ports tab of an application you receive an overview of the ports which are defined for this
application:
Adding input/output ports
Adding ports to a device application is identical to adding ports to a machine application.
8.13.5
Defining the type of connection
There are basically three types of data communication between two ports via the network.