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The communication parameters are adjusted in the communication explorer.

To do this, select the corresponding fieldbus card on the left in order to then be able to make the corresponding settings in the right part of the communication explorer.

Information: Make sure that the corresponding communication module is loaded.

Information: TwinCAT must be installed and configured on the controller.

Setting	Value
Fieldbus: AMS-Net-ID	AMS-Net-ID. Default: 127.0.0.1.1.1
Fieldbus: PLC Port	Communication port with control.
Fieldbus: Swap bytes	Here you specify whether the order of the bytes on the entire interface is to be swapped. The default byte order is big-endian, for little-endian swapping must be enabled.
Fieldbus: Variable IN	TwinCAT variable for input data.
Fieldbus: Variable OUT	TwinCAT variable for output data.
Fieldbus: Input bytes	Size of the input area in bytes after initialization of the interface.
Fieldbus: Output bytes	Size of the output area in bytes after initialization of the interface.
Functions: EasyRegister synchronize	Sets once the names and data types of all used EasyRegister transfers in the EasyRegisters.

In the middle part of the communication explorer, you can now add individual fieldbus blocks by right-clicking, or edit or delete existing ones.

Zur Überwachung und zum Status-Check gelangen sie über das Menü Administration.

You can access the monitoring and status check via the Administration menu..

The status of the communication between EasySightPro® and the external control via TwinCAT Ads is displayed. Here you can see if there is a connection to the external control.

After that, the size of the available input and output area is displayed.

The assignment, naming and current values of the parameterized inputs and outputs follow below.

The window can be pinned and thus remains visible.