Lenze Engineer v2.21 - Manual (Page 162)

Defining the system functionality
Port editor (ports)
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8.11.2 Adding a port
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How to add a port:
1. In the Ports toolbar, click the icon with the option New input or New output in order to
add an input port or output port.
The wizard for adding a port then appears.
Step 1 - Port designation
2. Enter a designation for the port in the Name input field.
• The identifiers of ports and the corresponding variables must be non-ambiguous. They
must not be identical with the IEC 61131-5 identifiers.
3. Click the Next button to proceed with the next dialog step.
Step 2 - Variable type
4. Select the required variable type ("Simple", "Record" or "Array") in the Variable type
selection field.