Port configuration

Controller port configuration

A controller has the following port configuration.

Attribute	Description	Remark
Max. joint ports	The maximum number of joints and other axes the controller can connect to.
Max. logic in-ports	The maximum number of logical ports at the input side of the controller.
Max. logic out-ports	The maximum number of logical ports at the output side of the controller.
Prefix in-ports	A prefix string for the input port names.	A vendor specific prefix is automatically inserted here, but can be edited.
Prefix out-ports	A prefix string for the output port names.	A vendor specific prefix is automatically inserted here, but can be edited.
Counting type	The number- and counting type of the ports.	The counting type is usually vendor specific. It can be
Offset logic in-ports	The offset value at counting start of the input ports.	The offset value must be of the same system as the counting type. Example: Starting with a byte address I10 means an offset value of 80.
Offset logic out-ports	The offset value at counting start of the output ports.	The offset value must be of the same system as the counting type. Example: Starting with a hexadecimal address QA means an offset value of 10.

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