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Ä Follow the instructions to install XML in the online help or user manual of the EtherCAT network config-
uration tool for the master or for the EtherCAT control system.
Step 2: Add the gateway to a PLC project
To make the system of the MSI 400 system available in the process diagram of the PLC, the gateway must
first be added to the hardware configuration. The procedure to be used depends on the hardware configur-
ation software of the PLC used. Please also read the documentation for the corresponding software in this
regard.
The example below shows how the gateway is added to a control project in Beckhoff TwinCAT.
Ä Copy the description file LEUZE_MSI FB ETHERCAT V1.1.xml to the TwinCAT folder. An example of a
typical installation can be seen below:
Ä If a path is to be specified in the ESI file in which, for example, the description file for the expansion
modules is locates, create this path in the directory exactly as described in the file.
Ä Re-start TwinCAT.
Note: The folder with the current description files is only read when the program is restarted.
Example: This is not true for the gateway, but is important for other slaves.
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