3 getting started with the demokits – BECKHOFF TwinCAT Demokits User Manual
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Getting started with the Demokits
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TwinCAT Demokits
3 Getting started with the Demokits
The manual for the Demokits is continuously updated. The detailed introduction, including the description
of the TwinCAT software, is therefore only available in electronic form.
Operating System
Note
The Beckhoff TwinCAT software and the Beckhoff Information System require a PC
with Microsoft Windows operating system (2000, XP, Vista).
Please install the Beckhoff Information System from the enclosed "Beckhoff Software Products" CD. In
this offline edition of the comprehensive information set for all Beckhoff products you will find all further
documentation required for this Demokit.
Alternatively you can use the online version (http://infosys.beckhoff.com/) or download the current version
of the Information System from www.beckhoff.com.
The Beckhoff Information System is available in German, English, Spanish and Italian.
To install the system from the CD, insert the "Beckhoff Software Products" CD. If your browser does not
automatically open with the start page of the CD, double-click on the CD drive icon on your workstation.
Click the marked Beckhoff Information System tab to install the Information System on your PC.