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Appendix F: Conformance Test Guide
F.2.4 EZ-EDS
EZ-EDS is a free utility made available by ODVA. This tool is very helpful for editing and testing
Electronic Data Sheets. Electronic Data Sheets are ASCII formatted files that describe data or-
ganization, configuration, and performance capabilities. They are commonly called EDS files,
and have the extension .eds. EDS files can be built and modified using a text editor, but EZ-
EDS provides a graphical user interface that brings attention to major fields. EZ-EDS also tests
EDS files for correct formatting. Much of the possible content of EDS files is optional, and ODVA
tests stress correct formatting and not content.
F.2.5 Anybus EDS Generator
The Anybus EDS Generator tool automatically generates an EDS file by scanning a device us-
ing the Anybus CompactCom 40 EtherNet/IP. This tool is easy to use and will provide a correctly
configured EDS file that matches your product. It is still required to validate the EDS file via EZ-
EDS.
The tool is available from the HMS Industrial Networks AB web site.
F.2.6 Sample Test Reports
The subscription to the conformance test software includes the EtherNet/IP Sample Test Report
document. This document outlines the manual procedure that testers will perform in addition to
running the automated test software.
Manual Test Procedure
Some features of EtherNet/IP cannot be properly verified by automated test software or the de-
velopment of a fully automated test may be impractical. For these features, a manual test proce-
dure, as well as passing criteria, is listed in the Sample Test Report. This is the exact procedure
and criteria used by the Test Service Providers. The majority of functionality that needs to be
tested manually is provided by the systems of the Anybus CompactCom, and has no interaction
with the host application. Therefore, developers using the Anybus CompactCom may omit this
lengthy procedure, but they must check the following:
• HMS recommends everyone to complete the Physical layer and EDS test sections of the
sample test report. This ensures that produce labeling of LED's is correct and that the EDS
file is verified prior to submitting the product to the TSP for conformance test
• If DLR is enabled in the product, it is required to be able to configure the speed and the du-
plex of all Ethernet ports in some way. The host application may elect to disable the stand-
ard means of configuring the speed and duplex in the Anybus CompactCom by:
– Disabling set access to the Ethernet Link object by setting instance attribute #9 (Ena-
ble Communication Settings from NET) in the Host EtherNet/IP object to False.
– Disabling the web server. On the standard web pages of the Anybus CompactCom it is
possible to configure speed and duplex of the ethernet ports. For applications using
transparent ethernet functionality the web server is always disabled.
If none of the these ways of configuring the speed and duplex is possible, the host applica-
tion must provide some other way to configure them. For example the application can have
a keypad interface which can be used for configuration.
• If the host application includes hardware switches (for example DIP switches or rotary
switches) for configuring the IP address, HMS recommends to perform the TCP/IP Inter-
face manual test cases (Section 4) in the sample test report.
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