Configuring The Master Station; Ethercat Slave Information Files; Configuring An Abb Ac500 Plc - ABB FECA-01 User Manual

Configuring the master station

After the adapter module has been initialized by the drive, the
master station must be prepared for communication with the
module. Examples of an ABB AC500 PLC and Beckhoff's TwinCAT
are given below. If you are using another master system, refer to
its documentation for more information.
The examples can be applied to all drive types compatible with the
module.
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EtherCAT Slave Information files

EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI) files are XML files that specify
the properties of the slave device for the EtherCAT master and
contain information on the supported communication objects.
EtherCAT Slave Information files for ABB drives are available from
the Document library (www.abb.com/drives).
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Configuring an ABB AC500 PLC

This example shows how to configure communication between an
ABB AC500 PLC and the adapter module using the ABB Control
Builder Plus software.
Before you start, make sure that you have downloaded the ESI
XML file from the Document library for your adapter module
version and drive type (and drive license type with ACSM1).
1. Start the ABB Configurator software.
2. On the Tools menu, select Device Repository.
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