How are multiple input files processed? - References - SIMATIC AX - AX Hardware Engineering documentation - Hardware Engineering,

When using multiple hardware declaration files as input, Hardware Compiler internally treats the configuration the same as a single file.

The list of elements declared in the individual files are combined into a single list.

For example, consider two modules named "Module1" and "Module2" declared in two different files:

Module1.hwl.json:

{
  "Modules": [
    {
      "Name": "Module1",
      ...
    }
  ]
}

Module2.hwl.json:

{
  "Modules": [
    {
      "Name": "Module2",
      ...
    }
  ]
}

This is equivalent to declaring both modules in the same file:

AllModules.hwl.json:

{
  "Modules": [
    {
      "Name": "Module1",
      ...
    },
    {
      "Name": "Module2",
      ...
    }
  ]
}

This is supported for:

• Modules
• Devices
• IoSystems
• PortInterconnections
• Templates