Runtime/PLCObject : move call to PreStartPLC right after call to the "start" method of all python extensions, and then just before the start of the python loop executing python_* blocks.
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<ModbusServerNode xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Local_Port_Number="1502" Local_IP_Address="127.0.0.1"/>