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Basic Procedure
4.4.3 Setting of Station Addresses and Axis Numbers
Once the information on devices connected to the network is displayed in the project explorer
of EtherCAT Configurator, set the station addresses and axis numbers of Servo Amplifiers
A6B/A5B.
Explanation of terms
Setting
Name
range
Station
1-192
address
Depends on
No. of axes
slave
devices.
1-16
Axis
1-32
number
1-64
Procedure
The following procedure is explained on the condition that slaves have already been
registered in CMI.
PROCEDURE
1. Select an arbitrary slave (servo amplifier) in the project explorer.
The slave information is displayed on the "General" tab in the "Device Editor"
window.
2. Input "Station Address" and "Axis No.".
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Description
ID of a slave used on the EtherCAT network. In the technical data of Servo
Amplifier A6B/A5B, it is expressed as station alias (node ID).
The number of corresponding axes for slave devices is set.
It is linked with various functions set for each axis in CMI such as axis
parameter setting, positioning table setting, and synchronous parameter setting.
The start requests and flags used in user programs are determined based on
the "axis numbers" set in CMI. User programs are created using FPWIN GR7.
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