Beckhoff FC9001-0010 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Pci/pcie cards for ethernet

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Installation- and Operating instructions for
FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9002, FC9004
FC9022, FC9062
PCI/PCIe Cards for Ethernet
Version: 2.1
Date:
2012-03-05

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  • Page 1 Installation- and Operating instructions for FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9002, FC9004 FC9022, FC9062 PCI/PCIe Cards for Ethernet Version: 2.1 Date: 2012-03-05...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    State at Delivery 1.2.2 Operator’s obligation to exercise diligence Description of safety symbols 2 Product Description Product Overview 2.1.1 FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9022 PCI Ethernet 2.1.2 FC9002, FC9004 PCI Ethernet 2.1.3 FC9062 PCIe Modul Technical data 2.2.1 FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9002, FC9004 2.2.2...
  • Page 4 4 Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager General tab Adapter tab 4.2.1 Compatible Devices EtherCAT tab Statistics tab Diagnostics tab 5 Appendix Beckhoff Support & Service 5.1.1 Beckhoff branches and partner companies 5.1.2 Beckhoff headquarters 5.1.3 Beckhoff Support 5.1.4 Beckhoff Service FC90xx...
  • Page 5: Foreword

    Offenders will be held liable for the payment of damages. All rights reserved in the event of the grant of a patent, utility model or design. 1.1.5 Delivery conditions In addition, the general delivery conditions of the company Beckhoff Automation GmbH apply. FC90xx...
  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    All the components are supplied in particular hardware and software configurations appropriate for the application. Modifications to hardware or software configurations other than those described in the documentation are not permitted, and nullify the liability of Beckhoff Automation GmbH. 1.2.2 Operator’s obligation to exercise diligence The operator must ensure that •...
  • Page 7: Product Description

    2 Product Description 2.1 Product Overview 2.1.1 FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9022 PCI Ethernet The Ethernet PCI network cards FC9001-0010, FC9011 und FC9022 from Beckhoff save space and costs. They can be used in office and automation networks and offer the following benefits: •...
  • Page 8: Fc9002, Fc9004 Pci Ethernet

    Product Description 2.1.2 FC9002, FC9004 PCI Ethernet Up to four Ethernet channels in one slot: The Ethernet PCI network cards from Beckhoff save space and costs. They can be used in office and automation networks and offer the following benefits: •...
  • Page 9: Fc9062 Pcie Modul

    Product Description 2.1.3 FC9062 PCIe Modul Beckhoff PCIe modules are based on a new definition of highly integrated PCI Express plug-in cards and follow the trend towards ever smaller PCs. The function of PC plug-in cards is integrated in a compact format that is suitable for harsh industrial environments.
  • Page 10: Technical Data

    Product Description 2.2 Technical data 2.2.1 FC9001-0010, FC9011, FC9002, FC9004 Technical data FC9001-0010 FC9011 FC9002 FC9004 Bus system Ethernet (all Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) based protocols) Number of Ethernet channels Ethernet Interface 10BASE-T/ 10BASE-T/ 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX 100BASE-TX 100BASE-TX/ 1000BASE-TX Ethernet sockets...
  • Page 11: Fc9022, Fc9062

    - Activity Interface to the PC 1x PCIe-Interface Plug-And-Play Standard driver Standard driver for Intel 82574L series or Beckhoff driver for Windows 2000/XP/Win7 (Drivers can be selected separately for each channel) Real time driver TwinCAT driver for real time Ethernet...
  • Page 12: Ethernet

    Product Description 2.3 Ethernet Ethernet was originally developed by DEC, Intel and XEROX (as the "DIX" standard) for passing data between office devices. The term nowadays generally refers to the IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD specification, published in 1985. Because of the high acceptance around the world this technology is available everywhere and is very economical.
  • Page 13: Installation

    Installation 3 Installation 3.1 Installation in the PC Follow the usual ESD guidelines The Ethernet cards are supplied in ESD packaging. Follow the usual ESD guidelines Warning for handling PC cards during installation! Before installing the Ethernet card, switch off the PC and any external power supplies, and separate the PC from the mains.
  • Page 14: Twincat Driver For Ethernet Cards

    Driver substitution via the TwinCAT System Manager: If your operating system installed its own driver for the Beckhoff Intel PCI/Ethernet card, you can substitute this driver by the TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet manually in order to be able to take advantage of its real-time capability.
  • Page 15: Driver Installation Using The Add New Hardware Wizard

    Note Under Windows XP, the TwinCAT driver is installed in the same way. After installation of the Beckhoff Ethernet card, Windows 2000, for example, comes up with the following message during start-up: Follow the instructions of the Add Hardware Wizard.
  • Page 16 Installation Allow the assistant to search for a suitable driver. The TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet is included with the Beckhoff TwinCAT automation software. FC90xx...
  • Page 17 PC. Operation of the TwinCAT drivers for real-time Ethernet requires no digital signature from Microsoft. Beckhoff has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility with Windows 2000 and XP.
  • Page 18 Installation The TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet was installed successfully for an Ethernet port. Exit the installation with Finish. If you are using a multi-channel Beckhoff Ethernet card, repeat the driver installation procedure for each additional channel: FC90xx...
  • Page 19: Resources

    Installation Now you have to activate the TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol (see chapter Activating the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol). 3.3.1 Resources Example for the resources of an FC900x under Windows 2000 (Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/Network adapters/TwinCAT Intel PCI-Ethernet adapter/Resources): FC90xx...
  • Page 20: Driver Substitution Using The Twincat System Manager

    Installation 3.4 Driver substitution using the TwinCAT System Manager First install Software Install the Beckhoff TwinCAT automation software before installing the Beckhoff Note Ethernet card. Installation under Windows 2000 and Windows XP All screen shots of this documentation are made under Windows 2000.
  • Page 21 Ethernet Protocol for the chosen device. Operation of the TwinCAT drivers for real-time Ethernet requires no digital signature from Microsoft. Beckhoff has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility with Windows 2000 and XP.
  • Page 22 Installation The TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet and the belonging TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol were installed. Activate the Show Bindings Check-Box to display the bounded protocol. FC90xx...
  • Page 23: Manual Driver Installation

    3.5 Manual driver installation If your operating system installed its own driver for the Beckhoff Intel PCI/Ethernet card, you have to install the TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet manually in order to be able to take advantage of its real- time capability.
  • Page 24 Installation Click on Configure. FC90xx...
  • Page 25 If you wish to select the associated driver yourself, select the option to display a list of all known drivers. If the Beckhoff TwinCAT automation software is already installed, the Add New Hardware Wizard will offer the TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet.
  • Page 26 Start installing the selected driver. Operation of the TwinCAT drivers for real-time Ethernet requires no digital signature from Microsoft. Beckhoff has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility with Windows 2000 and XP.
  • Page 27 Installation The TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet was installed successfully. Exit the installation with Finish. Now you have to activate the TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol (see chapter Activating the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol). FC90xx...
  • Page 28: Resources

    Installation 3.5.1 Resources Example for the resources of an FC900x under Windows 2000. (Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/Network adapters/TwinCAT Intel PCI-Ethernet adapter/Resources): FC90xx...
  • Page 29: Activating The Twincat Ethernet Protocol

    3.6 Activating the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol In order to be able to make use of real-time capability, the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol has to be activated for the Beckhoff Intel PCI-Ethernet card. Under Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network and Dial-up Connections click on the LAN connection for which you would like to activate the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol (in the example LAN connection 2).
  • Page 30 Installation Select Protocol (not Service!) and click on Add. Under Beckhoff select the option TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol and click OK. FC90xx...
  • Page 31 Installation Beckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet protocol is not available If the Beckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet protocol is not available for selection despite the fact Note that TwinCAT and the TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet have been installed, click on Data carrier, then Search, and select the file TcEther.inf in folder C:\Windows\inf.
  • Page 32 Installation The TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol can be started by issuing can the command net start TcEther in a DOS Command Prompt or by restarting the PC. The TwinCAT Ethernet Protocol will be started whenever the PC is restarted. FC90xx...
  • Page 33: Searching For Devices

    Installation 3.7 Searching for devices Switch TwinCAT to configuration mode. Start the TwinCAT System Manager. Using the right mouse button, start searching for new devices under the branch I/O Configuration \I/O devices or via the magic wand button in the button bar. The system manager will search for I/O devices (e.g.
  • Page 34 Installation The system manager will now search the FC9004 channels for boxes (Bus Couplers, Bus Terminal controllers or Fieldbus Box modules). The system manager now wants to activate Free Run mode. Click on Yes. The system manager will now display the configuration it found: FC90xx...
  • Page 35: Configuration Via Twincat System Manager

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4 Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager In the left-hand window of the TwinCAT system manager, click on the Ethernet channel you wish to configure (in the example: device 2 (RT Ethernet)). In the right-window of the TwinCAT system manager, various tabs, i.e. - General tab - Adapter tab - EtherCAT tab...
  • Page 36: General Tab

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.1 General tab Name The name Device 2 (RT Ethernet) was allocated by the system manager. You may change it. Type Device type. Comment Here you can save a free comment text. Disabled This control box can be used to disable the Ethernet channel. Create Symbols If this control box is activated, the variables can also be accessed via names, although this takes up more memory.
  • Page 37: Adapter Tab

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.2 Adapter tab Description Shows the number of the LAN connection and the desktop adapter of the Ethernet channel used. Device name Shows the Windows device name of the Ethernet channel used. MAC address shows the unique MAC address of the Ethernet channel used. IP address Shows the IP address of the Ethernet channel used.
  • Page 38: Compatible Devices

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.2.1 Compatible Devices Click on Compatible Devices for displaying the TwinCAT-compatible Ethernet devices found on your PC. TwinCAT Ethernet protocol installed This control box indicates whether the TwinCAT protocol driver is already installed. Installed usable devices For the fieldbus cards/fieldbus card channels displayed here, - the TwinCAT driver for real-time Ethernet is installed and - the TwinCAT Ethernet protocol is activated.
  • Page 39 Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager Disable Automatic Windows Updates The advantage that TwinCAT real-time Ethernet uses standard hardware comes with a Attention small disadvantage: Windows knows this standard hardware, but during a Windows Update or during installation of a Service Packs it will try and install the latest drivers that it considers to be the "best"...
  • Page 40: Ethercat Tab

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.3 EtherCAT tab Net ID Shows the AMS Net ID. Start up to This options field can be used to specify which EtherCAT system state should be activated when the device is switched on: INIT: Initiate PRE-OP: Pre Operation SAFE-OP: Safe Operation OP: Operation.
  • Page 41: Statistics Tab

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.4 Statistics tab Sent Frames Shows the number of EtherCAT frames sent and the number of frames sent per second. Recv Frames Shows the number of EtherCAT frames received and the number of frames received per second. Missed Frames Shows the number of lost EtherCAT frames.
  • Page 42: Diagnostics Tab

    Configuration via TwinCAT System Manager 4.5 Diagnostics tab State INIT: Initiate PRE-OP: Pre Operation SAFE-OP: Safe Operation OP: Operation. CRC A Cyclic Redundancy Check at the incoming EtherCAT connection. CRC B Cyclic Redundancy Check at the outgoing EtherCAT connection. CRC C Cyclic Redundancy Check at the branch EtherCAT connection (if present).
  • Page 43: Appendix

    Please contact your Beckhoff branch office or partner company for local support and service on Beckhoff products! The contact addresses for your country can be found in the list of Beckhoff branches and partner companies: www.beckhoff.com. You will also find further documentation for Beckhoff components there.

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