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DMS 3.2 EN 02/2011 TD29 347

Stop!
As soon as the underlying configuration file (*.cfg) has been modified, you have to
redo the configuration in »PLC Designer«!
Note!
In CoDeSys V2.2 a new format was implemented for the PLC Configuration. From
that version on the basic configuration files have to use the extension *.cfg. In
contrast the configuration editor in former PLC Designer versions needed
configuration files with an extension *.con. But: The target system might define
that the "old" configurator should be used further on, even when an old project is
opened in V2.2 or higher (regard the remarks further down). This avoids the need of
creating new configuration files, the *.con-files can be used further on. If the target
does not support the old configurator, you can convert the old PLC Configuration,
which is stored in the project, to the new format, if (!) an appropriate new *.cfg-file
has been provided. See more details in 'Extras' 'Convert'.
The PLC Designer configuration editor allows to configure I/O modules as well as CAN
and profibus modules.
If supported by the target system, there is the possibility to get information from the
PLC: 1. a scan of the actual hardware structure which can directly be used in the PLC
Configuration, 2. diagnosis messages which will be displayed as messages in »PLC
Designer«, 3. status information which will be displayed in the PLC Configuration
dialog