Ethercat Network Configuration Settings - Omron FH series User Manual

EtherCAT Network Configuration Settings

To connect FH-series Vision Sensors to an NJ-series Controller, you must use the Sysmac Studio to register the
Vision Sensors in the network configuration.
IMPORTANT
To connect FH-series Vision Sensors to an NJ/NX series Controller, you must place the Sysmac Studio online with the
Vision Sensors in the EtherCAT network configuration.
Registering the Vision Sensors in the EtherCAT Slave Configuration
Register the Vision Sensors in the EtherCAT slave configuration on the [Edit Network Configuration] tab page.
Refer to Section 5 Controller Configurations and Setup in the Sysmac Studio Version 1 Operation Manual
(Cat. No. W504) for the registration procedure.
IMPORTANT
Use Sysmac Studio Standard Edition version 1.09 or higher to set up the EtherCAT connections between FH-series Vision
Sensors and an NJ-series Controller.
Setting the Data Output Sizes
Use the Sysmac Studio to assign PDO communications areas for each line in the master according to the Data
Output Number settings in the EtherCAT communications specifications settings.
There are the following two setting methods.
Online settings
If the data output sizes are already set in the Vision Sensors, use the following procedure to make the
settings in the Sysmac Studio.
1
Place the Sysmac Studio online with a Vision Sensor.
2
Take the Vision Sensor offline. The settings from the Vision Sensor will be loaded to the
Sysmac Studio.
3
PDO communications areas will also be assigned in the master according to the
EtherCAT communications specifications settings.
Offline settings
To set the data output sizes on the Sysmac Studio when they are not yet set in the FH-series Vision Sensors,
use the following procedure offline.
1
Display the window to edit the FH-series system data.
2
Display the EtherCAT Settings Window and select the check boxes for the EtherCAT settings.
3
Restart the FH Simulator to enable the settings.
4
After the Simulator is restarted, display the EtherCAT Settings Window and set the Data
Output Number for each line.
5
Restart the FH Simulator to enable the settings.
PDO communications areas will also be assigned in the master according to the EtherCAT
communications specifications settings.
Note
If you change any parameter that requires that the Vision Sensor be restarted,
Multiview Explorer. If this icon is displayed, restart the Vision Sensor.
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