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| − | + | #'''Insert License key to USB port''' | |
| − | + | #'''Open TwinCAT project''' | |
| − | #Insert License key to USB port | ||
| − | #Open TwinCAT project | ||
## At the right corner of the screen is located the TwinCAT icon. | ## At the right corner of the screen is located the TwinCAT icon. | ||
## Right click the icon and select “TwinCAT XAE(VS 2013)” | ## Right click the icon and select “TwinCAT XAE(VS 2013)” | ||
## When the TwinCAT will open, create a "New TwinCAT Project". | ## When the TwinCAT will open, create a "New TwinCAT Project". | ||
| − | # Add device to project | + | #'''Add device to project''' |
| − | ## Inside the project | + | ## Inside the project in the left panel are all the components. |
## Extend “IO” field and right click on the “Devices” and press “Scan” | ## Extend “IO” field and right click on the “Devices” and press “Scan” | ||
## Press “OK” and “Yes” to activate Free Run and in the Window with the devices found, select the USB and press “OK” and “Yes” to scan for boxes | ## Press “OK” and “Yes” to activate Free Run and in the Window with the devices found, select the USB and press “OK” and “Yes” to scan for boxes | ||
| − | # Link Dongle to project. This is needed for the USB key to sync with the PC. | + | #'''Link Dongle to project. This is needed for the USB key to sync with the PC.''' |
| + | ## Extend “I/O”, “Devices” and in Device (USB) under the “BoxInfo” double click the “BoxState” and check the type of the device. | ||
| + | ## Extend “Tasks” and right click the “Inputs” and press “Add New Item” | ||
| + | ## Create an input with name: boxState and search the type as the BoxState’s type, select the first and press “OK”. | ||
| + | ## Double click the input you created and link it to the BoxState and press “OK” | ||
| + | #'''Add license key as license device''' | ||
| + | ## Extend "System" and click "License" | ||
| + | ## In the middle section on the top, press "Manage Licenses" | ||
| + | ## Select TC1100 if not automatically selected. | ||
| + | ## Right click on the “License” and press “Add New Item” | ||
| + | ## Click “Search in I/O configuration…”, select the USB and press “OK” | ||
| + | ## Press “No” in the Activate stored license on Target | ||
| + | ## Back to license page, Select the USB from the dropdown menu under License Device. | ||
| + | ## Select the USB from the dropdown menu in the top, press Generate File, and save the generated Request file. | ||
| + | ## Press No to send it to Beckhoff. | ||
| + | #'''Send Email''' | ||
| + | ## Send an email to tclicense@beckhoff.com and attach the request file | ||
| + | ## When you receive the response file, store the file in a safe place. It is the file that can be used to recover the license if needed. | ||
| + | #'''Load license Response file''' | ||
| + | ## Press license response file and select the new response file from Beckhoff and press “OK”. Restart TwinCAT to activate the license. | ||
| + | #'''Store license to USB Dongle''' | ||
| + | ## Go to the USB license page, and press “Store license on Dongle” | ||
| + | ## Press “Yes”, and locate the response file. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:32, 27 August 2020
- Insert License key to USB port
- Open TwinCAT project
- At the right corner of the screen is located the TwinCAT icon.
- Right click the icon and select “TwinCAT XAE(VS 2013)”
- When the TwinCAT will open, create a "New TwinCAT Project".
- Add device to project
- Inside the project in the left panel are all the components.
- Extend “IO” field and right click on the “Devices” and press “Scan”
- Press “OK” and “Yes” to activate Free Run and in the Window with the devices found, select the USB and press “OK” and “Yes” to scan for boxes
- Link Dongle to project. This is needed for the USB key to sync with the PC.
- Extend “I/O”, “Devices” and in Device (USB) under the “BoxInfo” double click the “BoxState” and check the type of the device.
- Extend “Tasks” and right click the “Inputs” and press “Add New Item”
- Create an input with name: boxState and search the type as the BoxState’s type, select the first and press “OK”.
- Double click the input you created and link it to the BoxState and press “OK”
- Add license key as license device
- Extend "System" and click "License"
- In the middle section on the top, press "Manage Licenses"
- Select TC1100 if not automatically selected.
- Right click on the “License” and press “Add New Item”
- Click “Search in I/O configuration…”, select the USB and press “OK”
- Press “No” in the Activate stored license on Target
- Back to license page, Select the USB from the dropdown menu under License Device.
- Select the USB from the dropdown menu in the top, press Generate File, and save the generated Request file.
- Press No to send it to Beckhoff.
- Send Email
- Send an email to tclicense@beckhoff.com and attach the request file
- When you receive the response file, store the file in a safe place. It is the file that can be used to recover the license if needed.
- Load license Response file
- Press license response file and select the new response file from Beckhoff and press “OK”. Restart TwinCAT to activate the license.
- Store license to USB Dongle
- Go to the USB license page, and press “Store license on Dongle”
- Press “Yes”, and locate the response file.