Connection and terminal description of the DFE24B option ..... 18 4.4.1 Part number ................18 Pin assignment X30 IN / X31 OUT ............19 ® 4.5.1 DFE24B – EtherCAT connection..........19 Shielding and routing bus cables .............. 19 Bus termination ..................20 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Embedded safety notes are directly integrated in the instructions just before the descrip- tion of the dangerous action. This is the formal structure of an embedded safety note: • SIGNAL WORD Type and source of danger. Possible consequence(s) if disregarded. – Measure(s) to prevent the danger. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Product names and trademarks All product names in this documentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective titleholders. ® EtherCAT is a registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Disposal Observe the applicable national regulations. Dispose of the following materials separately in accordance with the country-specific regulations in force, as: • Electronics scrap • Plastics • Sheet metal Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
B simply and effectively to the ® EtherCAT fieldbus system, you should request the following documentation on fieldbus ® technology in addition to this user manual for the DFE24B EtherCAT option: ® • Manual "MOVIDRIVE B Communication and Fieldbus Unit Profile"...
B provide numerous diagnostics options for startup and service. For example, you can use the integrated fieldbus monitor to control both setpoint values sent from the higher-level controller as well as the actual values. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Take appropriate measures (discharge strap, conductive shoes, etc.) to protect the option card from electrostatic charge before touching it. • Before installing the option card, remove the keypad and the front cover (see ® MOVIDRIVE MDX60B/61B operating instructions, "chapter Installation"). Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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MDX60B/61B operating instructions, section "Installation"). • Keep the option card in its original packaging until immediately before you are ready to install it. • Hold the option card by its edges only. Do not touch any components. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
4. Insert the retaining bracket with the installed option card into the slot, pressing slightly so it is seated properly. Secure the card retaining bracket with the two retain- ing screws. 5. To remove the option card, follow the instructions in reverse order. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
SC11 SBus +, CAN high X46:2 X26:2 SC12 SBus –, CAN low X46:3 X26:3 GND, CAN GND X46:7 X26:7 DC 24 V Terminal assignment X12:8 DC 24 V input X12:9 GND reference potential for binary inputs Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
GND, CAN GND X46:4 SC21 (System bus high, outgoing) X46:5 SC22 (System bus low, outgoing) X46:6 GND (System bus reference) X46:7 DC 24 V X26:7 DC 24 V Terminal assignment X12:8 DC +24 V input Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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INFORMATION There must not be any potential displacement between the units connected via the SBus. Take suitable measures to avoid potential displacement, e.g. by connecting the unit ground connectors using a separate lead. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
UOH11B gateway housing Terminal assignment X26:1 SC11 system bus +, CAN high X26:2 SC12 system bus –, CAN low X26:3 GND, CAN GND X26:4 Reserved X26:5 Reserved X26:6 GND, CAN GND X26:7 DC 24 V Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Front view of MOVITRAC B and UOH11B Description Function LED H1 (red) System error (only for gateway functionality) LED H2 (green) Reserved ® X24 X terminal RS485 interface for diagnostics via PC and MOVITOOLS Motion- Studio 155123467 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Use metallic, grounded cable racks in industrial environments. • Route the signal cable and the corresponding equipotential bonding close to each other using the shortest possible route. • Avoid using plug connectors to extend bus cables. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The addresses can be displayed, for example, using the DBG60B keypad (parameter P093). DFE24B operating displays ® There are two LEDs on the DFE24B EtherCAT option card that display the current sta- ® tus of the DFE24B option and the EtherCAT system.
"0x01:change/error". Flashing Timeout of the applica- A watchdog timeout has occurred in the application. twice tion watchdog Flashing Reserved three times Flashing four Reserved times PDI watchdog timeout A PDI watchdog timeout occurred. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
EtherCAT cables (X30 IN) and outgoing EtherCAT ® cables (X31 OUT) has a "Link/Activity" LED. It indicates whether the EtherCAT con- nection to the preceding or following unit is available and active. LED"Link/Activity" 6783085451 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Gateway is configured correctly. Flashing Bus scan Gateway checks the bus. INFORMATION • LED H2 (green) is currently reserved. ® • X terminal X24 is the RS485 interface for diagnostics via PC and MOVITOOLS MotionStudio. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Configuration of process data objects (PDO) ® ® In the CoE (CAN application protocol over EtherCAT ) variant, EtherCAT uses the pro- cess data objects (PDO) defined in the CANopen standard for cyclic communication be- Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Configurable PDO with up to 10 cyclical process input data words (16 Bit) and up to 8 cyclical system variables (32 Bit) that can be configured as required and connected to various process data of the drive inverter. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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(control words, setpoints) via the process data configuration in the MOVIDRIVE ® B (see "MOVIDRIVE B Communication and Fieldbus Unit Profile" manual). The pro- plus® cess output data PO4 – PO10 are only available in IPOS Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
(status words, actual values) via the process data configuration in the ® ® MOVIDRIVE B frequency inverter (see "MOVIDRIVE B Communication and Fieldbus plus® Unit Profile" manual). The process input data PI4 to PI10 are only available in IPOS Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Configurable PDO mapping for OutputData 2: acycl. Mailbox cycl. OutputData2 Communication (Configurable PO) 1. Variable 6. Variable 7. Variable PO10 8. Variable max. 10 Process Data PO1..10 (UINT) plus ® max. 8 IPOS Variables (DINT) 6791947147 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Configurable PDO mapping for InputData 2: max. 10 Process Data PI1..10 (UINT) plus ® max. 8 IPOS Variables (DINT) 1. Variable 2. Variable 7. Variable PI10 8. Variable cycl. InputData2 acycl. Mailbox (Configurable PI) Communication 6791950091 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Standard process input data word (15905.0dec) 3E22.0hex Standard process input data word (15906.0dec) 3E23.0hex Standard process input data word (15907.0dec) 3E24.0hex Standard process input data word (15908.0dec) 3E25.0hex PI10 Standard process input data word (15909.0dec) PI10 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
3. Link the I/O or periphery data with the input and output data of the application pro- gram. ® After configuration, you can start the EtherCAT communication. The LEDs RUN and ERR indicate the communication status of option DFE24B (see chapter "Operating dis- plays of the DFE24B option"). Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
DFE24B, you must activate Auto-Setup again because the DFE24B saves these val- ues only once during Auto-Setup. At the same time, the process data assignments of the connected drive inverters may not be changed dynamically after Auto-Setup. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
® ® The procedure for a complete startup of the MOVIDRIVE B inverter with EtherCAT ® connection is described in chapter "Operating behavior on EtherCAT " and chapter ® "Motion control via EtherCAT ". Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
NO FUNCTION. INFORMATION • Configure the parameter P881 SBus address to values 1 – 8 in ascending order. • SBus address 0 is used by the DFE24B gateway, and so cannot be used here. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Once the file SEW_DFE24B.xml has been copied to the TwinCAT subdirectory "\IO\Eth- erCAT", you can use the function "Append box" in the "offline" mode to insert a ® ® MOVIDRIVE B in the EtherCAT structure (see following figure). 6813851275 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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For the simplest form of process data transport, only the two PDOs InputData1 and OutputData1 are required. You can deactivate the configurable PDOs by deleting the marker for both PDOs (Input and Output) (see the following figure). 6813879051 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
MDX61B) Parameter P831 Response Fieldbus Timeout is used to set the fault response that is triggered via the fieldbus timeout monitoring function. The parameters set here should match the configuration of the master system. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
For more information about control via the process data channel, in particular regard- ® ing the coding of the control and status word, refer to the "MOVITRAC B Communi- cation and Fieldbus Unit Profile" manual Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
MOVITRAC B inverter connected to the DFE24B gateway. For simple fieldbus functionality, NC axes do not necessarily have to be created for each device that is found. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
1 of all inverters. In this case, LED "H1" (system error) flashes at regular intervals on the DFE24B. The exact error code is displayed in the status of the ® gateway with MOVITOOLS MotionStudio using diagnostics interface X24. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
For the SDO services READ and WRITE, other flags and parameters might be neces- sary: • to activate the function • to display in-process messages or error messages • to monitor timeout times • to report errors in the execution Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The output flags bBusy and bError indicate the status of the service. nErrId shows the error number when the bError flag is set if an error occurs. The function module is integrated in TwinCAT as follows: 3018638731 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The output flags bBusy and bError indicate the status of the service. nErrId shows the error number when the bError flag is set if an error occurs. The function module is integrated in TwinCAT as follows: Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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In the above example, the internal setpoint n11 (index 8489, subindex 0) was set to a ® speed of 100 rpm. According to the "MOVITRAC B Communication and Fieldbus Unit Profile" manual, the required speed must be multiplied by a factor of 1000. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
For Error class 8 = Other error, only Error code = 0 (Other error code) is defined. In this case, detailed identification is made using the additional code. 6.4.4 Additional code The additional code (2 bytes) includes the detailed error description. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
General error 0x08000020 DATA_CANNOT_BE_READ_OR_STORED Data access error 0x08000021 DATA_CANNOT_BE_READ_OR_STORED_ Data access error due to local con- BECAUSE_OF_LOCAL_CONTROL trol. 0x08000022 DATA_CANNOT_BE_READ_OR_STORED_ Data access error due to unit status. IN_THIS_STATE 0x08000023 NO_OBJECT_DICTIONARY_IS_PRESENT No object dictionary present. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
[1] Communication channel for fieldbus or Industrial Ethernet ® [2] MOVITOOLS MotionStudio software package with integrated SEW Communication Server [3] Communication between fieldbus nodes or Industrial Ethernet [4] Communication channel via interface adapter to SBus (CAN) or serial Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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The following basic components are included in the MOVITOOLS MotionStudio software package, allowing you to use the units to execute functions: • MotionStudio ® • MOVITOOLS ® MOVITOOLS MotionStudio provides the right tools for every unit type. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
For detailed information on how to configure a communication channel, refer to the section "Communication via ...". 2. Scan your network (unit scan). Press the [Start network scan] button [1] in the tool- bar. 9007200387461515 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The example shows the context menu with the tools for a MOVIFIT unit. The com- munication mode is set to "online" and the unit is scanned in the network view. 3. Select a tool (e.g. "Parameter tree") to configure the unit. 2446355211 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Perform the "Upload (unit -> PC)" function if you want to transfer the changes to your RAM [2]. • Save your project so that the changes can be stored on the hard disk [1] of your engineering PC [3]. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
[1] [2] 9007200389198219 [1] "Switch to online mode" symbol [2] "Switch to offline mode" symbol 2. Select the unit node. 3. Right-click to open the context menu and display the tools for configuring the unit. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
SEW controllers. INFORMATION ® ® Unassigned EtherCAT interfaces of an EtherCAT slave must not be used for engi- neering purposes. ® • Use only the EtherCAT master interface intended for engineering for this purpose. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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EURODRIVE 3266486283 [1] Monitor ® ® [2] PC with EtherCAT master with integrated mailbox gateway (MBX) and MOVITOOLS MotionStudio [3] Internal IP routing ® [4] EtherCAT interface ® [5] Units (examples) with EtherCAT interfaces Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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[3] Engineering interface of the EtherCAT master [4] Internal IP routing ® [5] EtherCAT master (e.g. TwinCAT system) with integrated mailbox gateway (MBX) ® [6] EtherCAT interface ® [7] Units (examples) with EtherCAT interfaces Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The IP address is usually assigned by the engineering tool (e.g. TwinCAT) and should not be changed. In the TwinCAT program of the company Beckhoff, the above settings look as follows: 3267403275 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
10 . 3 . 64 . 170 3267406603 IP address: IP address of the engineering PC Subnet mask: Subnet mask of the engineering PC ® Standard gateway: IP address of the EtherCAT master (engineering interface) in the Ethernet network Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
– Configuring the network at the engineering PC (page 57) INFORMATION ® Settings of the EtherCAT master are not adopted ® • If the settings of the EtherCAT master are not accepted, perform a reboot. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Select the "EtherCAT settings" tab. ® for EtherCAT 2. Tick the "Activate EtherCAT" checkbox. 3. Change the set communication parameters if necessary. Refer to the detailed de- ® scription of the communication parameters for EtherCAT Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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[Add IP address] button "IP address" edit box ® 5. Enter the IP address of the mailbox gateway (in the EtherCAT master) in the "IP address" input field [3] and click the [OK] button. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
3. Select the unit you want to parameterize. 4. Open the context menu and select the command [Startup] / [Parameter tree]. Now the "Parameter tree" view opens in the right part of the monitor. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
3. Select the unit you want to startup. 4. Open the context menu and select the command [Startup] / [Startup]. The Startup wizard opens. 5. Follow the instructions of the startup wizard and then load the startup data onto your unit. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
In motion control applications, positioning travel with target position and travel parame- ters such as speed and ramp time is administered in the motion controller that is usually the higher-level controller. The calculated track curve is then used to transfer a setpoint Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The problem described above caused by discreet sampling in different systems will usu- ally only be a problem in motion control applications when the cycle time of the controller is short or similar to the internal processing cycles of the inverter and external encoders. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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To prevent unwanted excessive acceleration during longer control intervals (>1 ms), in- ® stead of adopting the speed setpoint directly, MOVIDRIVE B uses linear interpolation. ® This means that for a setpoint cycle of 5 ms, the controller in MOVIDRIVE B does not Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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This means that for a setpoint cycle of 5 ms, the controller in MOVIDRIVE B does not activate the required position change every 5 ms in a single step, but rather in 5 small steps of 1 ms each. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
P101 Control signal source = Fieldbus • P700 Operating mode = SERVO + IPOS or CFC + IPOS • P870 Setpoint description PO1 = Control word 1 • P873 Actual value description PI1 = Status word 1 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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P916 Ramp type = Interpolation velocity • P970 DPRAM Synchronization = YES • P971 Synchronization phase = 0 P971 can be used to optimize the phase angle if aliasing occurs. Set a phase angle of 0 ms as standard. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The control word and status word can be used depending on the controller and ap- plication. The control and status words can be set using parameters P870 – P876 or plus® transferred to IPOS variables and activated in accordance with the functions of the motion controller's status machine. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
P888. You should also activate the watchdog for timeout monitoring for the Sync Manager 0x1000 (Output Data) only. Make sure you deactivate the fixed PDO (InputData1 and OutputData1). Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
The status word can either be transferred via PI1 together with the position setpoint plus® in PDO2, or - if the status machine is adapted for a particular application in IPOS plus® - read in directly from a system variable in IPOS Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
For clock synchronous operation, select the "DC for synchronization" option on the DC (Distributed Clock) tab page. Make sure that the cycle time in the "Cycle time" field is the same as the synchronization time specified in P888. 6824750603 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Set the maximum speed and the lag error monitoring on the "Global" tab page. Set the ramp times on the "Dynamics" tab page. INFORMATION The settings you make must suit the mechanical components and match the settings made in the inverter. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Enter the following values in the "Analog" tab page (see following figure): 6824952587 The speed setpoint ("Reference velocity") = maximum motor speed × 6 is entered with the conversion factor "at Output Ratio [0.0 – 1.0]" = (maximum motor speed × 5) / 2 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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(H511) and status word are defined in PDO2 (see following figures). 6824949131 In the PDO assignment, PDO1 is deactivated and the setpoint speed and control word or actual position (H511) and status word are defined in PDO2 (see following figures). 6824997515 6824993931 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Finally, the drive's setpoint speed and actual position are linked with the NC axis and the control word and status word 1 are controlled with the PLC task in accordance with the description in the fieldbus unit profile (see following figure). 6825043211 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Slave is in SAFE-OPERATIONAL state. → once Lights up green Slave is in OPERATIONAL state. → Startup the bus in the master. Option DFE24B is defective. Continue with 3: Response of the ERR LED? Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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RUN LED lights up green once (slave is in SAFE-OPERATIONAL state). ↓ An unprompted state change has occurred. Repair the configuration error and start the bus in the master again. ↓ Switch the slave to OPERATIONAL state. ↓ Start the process data communication. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
If the red system error LED (H1) is via diagnostic interface and perform flashing, the error is in the DFx itself. In the action described in this table. this case, error F111 was only reported to the controller via fieldbus. Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
VoE (Simple MOVILINK Protocol over EtherCAT Firmware status of 824 854 0.18 or higher (display with P076). ® MOVIDRIVE ® Tools for startup • MOVITOOLS MotionStudio engineering software version 5.40 and higher. • DBG60B keypad Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
® • VoE (Simple MOVILINK Protocol over EtherCAT Firmware status of No special firmware status required. ® MOVIDRIVE ® Tools for startup • MOVITOOLS MotionStudio engineering software version 5.40 and higher. • FBG60B keypad Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
Reading a parameter in TwinCAT .....47 SDO services READ and WRITE ......46 Writing a parameter in TwinCAT......48 Functions Parameters Functional principle ..........52 ® For EtherCAT ..........66 Parameterizing units in the parameter tree..66 Reading/changing device parameters ....66 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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Shielding and routing bus cables ......19 ® Project planning of the EtherCat master for Signal word, meaning ..........6 MOVIDRIVE® B..........24 Startup Validity ...............24 Starting up the unit..........67 X30 IN/OUT, pin assignment .........19 Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®...
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