Commissioning; Quick Start - Beckhoff EL3773 Documentation

Commissioning

6 Commissioning
6.1

Quick start

Quick start
No special measures are required for the initial commissioning of the EL3773.
The EL3773 can be operated with different types of function. The course of decision making and action of
the commissioning is shown below.
The introductory chapters on
- Technology [} 16]
- Method of operation [} 85]
- Application notes [} 102]
- Example programs [} 135]
are to be observed for understanding.
1. Mounting
Install the EL3773 as described in chapter Mounting and wiring [} 29].
2. Configuration
Create a configuration in the TwinCAT System Manager by manually inserting the terminal or scanning it
online. Refer to installation chapter TwinCAT 2.x regarding this.
EtherCAT XML Device Description
If the XML description of the EL3773 is not available in your system you can download the
latest XML file from the download area of the Beckhoff website and install it according to
Note
the installation instructions.
3. Delivery state
The EL3773 is inserted by default in the TwinCAT System Manager with the following settings
• Trigger activated by Distributed Clocks
• 10-fold oversampling
.
4. Setting the parameters and process data
Distributed Clocks
Deactivate Distributed Clocks if necessary. This is recommended only if the EtherCAT system is to be
operated without Distributed Clocks functionality.
Oversampling factor
Specify the oversampling factor within the range of permissible values.
CoE parameters
If the default CoE parameters are to be changed, they must be saved for each channel in the CoE.
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