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Is there a way to limit the scope of the OPC-UA server so that only selected nodes on the data layer are exposed?  ... View more

When configuring Some IO I ran into an issue with the following error message when building: Value was either too large or too small for a UInt32. The build however the build does not finish to show errors related to show the value in question. The value in question was the auto generated values for S-0-0390 which should be a UDint and loads as UDint_hex. So the error pop is correct but the location is not described, the popup also seems to cancel the build instead of letting fail.  Compiler version: 3.5.19.10 Ctrlx IO Engineering version: 1.20.1 Reloading the project or restarting the program does not resolve the issue. Expected Behavior: If an invalid type assignment occurs the location should be recorded and shown in the build report. Parameter should load the correct value type (UDINT instead of UDINT_hex). ... View more

We have a lot of machines that are commisioned with very similiar sets of motor and I/O configurations depending on what options are selected by the customers. I assume somewhere in the /snap/Ethercat/current directory or /var/snap/Ethercat/current directory there is a config file such as an .xml that is defining the setup. I cant seem to find this though. I would ideally like to be able to create a quick config tool so our service techs can alter the configuration in the field without having to use ctrlx IO. I plan to do this with a custom app but am also open to suggestions.  ... View more