Create CNC ports for:

	Completely new projects.
	Projects created by copying the CNC QuickStart project.

CNC Ports for Completely new projects

1. Right-click Ports in the Workbench left pane and select New on the Popup menu.

A New Port dialog box opens.

2. Create either of the following.

	Ethernet
	HSSB

Ethernet

Field	Select
Protocol	FOCAS_ETHERNET
Port	One of the available FETHn ports.

Ethernet Port Guidelines

Each port that uses the Ethernet protocol can provide communication for up to 10 devices or a total of 100 devices.

Each PC generally has a network adapter on which you can configure 10 Ethernet ports numbered 0 – 9.

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HSSB

Field	Select
Protocol	FOCAS_HSSB
Port	One of the available HSSBn ports.

HSSB Port Guidelines

Each port that uses the HSSB protocol can provide communication to only 1 physical device.

Each PC can have a maximum of 8 HSSB cards, or 4 dual-port HSSB cards, on which you can configure 8 HSSB ports numbered 0 – 7.

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3. Click OK.

A Port Properties dialog box opens.

Options for the port's general properties are the same as for other ports.

4. Click OK.

Result: The port is added to the list in the Workbench right pane.

CNC Ports for Projects created by copying the CNC QuikStart project

If you created the project by copying the CNC QuikStart project this step may not be necessary.

The following ports are already added to the project.

Protocol ID	Port
FOCAS_ETHERNET	MASTER_FETH0
	MASTER_FETH1
FOCAS_HSSB	MASTER_HSSB0
	MASTER_HSSB1
	MASTER_HSSB2

More information

Project creation.

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