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Creating a communication channel
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4.2 Creating a communication channel
The definition of a communication channel specifies the communication component (e.g.
HMI 100 or IPC) with which data are to be exchanged. Here, we use the demo driver to
create a communication channel.
1. In Project Explorer, open the Variables node and select the Channels node.
2. Click the Channels nodewith the right mouse mutton and, in the context menu,
select New. As an alternative, you can press the [F8] function key.
The "Add channel" dialogue then opens.
3. Enter Demo channel as the name. Then click the [...] command button next to the
field "OPC−Server/Driver" and, in the selection dialogue, select Demo driver.
After you have closed the Selection dialogue by clicking OK, the appearance of the "Add
channel" dialogue should be as follows:
4. Click OK.
The channel is then created and displayed in Project Explorer.