Configuration And Operation; Inserting Into The Ethercat Network - ICP DAS USA ECAT-2011H User Manual

ECAT-2011H EtherCAT Slave I/O module

3.2 Configuration and Operation

Before following the steps below, you must first install the EtherCAT Master software (e.g., Beckhoff
TwinCAT, refer to http://infosys.beckhoff.com). In this example, we will use Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.x to
configuring and operating the ECAT-2011H module, and Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X is the most
commonly used EtherCAT Master Software.

Inserting into the EtherCAT network

Installation the latest XML device description(ESI)
Ensure that the latest XML device description has been installed in the appropriate
NOTE
TwinCAT folder. The ESI file can be downloaded from the ICP DAS web site
(http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/fieldbus_cd/ethercat/slave/ecat-2000/software/), and
should be installed according to the installation instructions.
Step 1 Install the ESI file
Copy the "ICPDAS ECAT-2011.xml" file to the appropriate Master Tools installation folder, as
indicated in the table below.
Software
Beckhoff EtherCAT Configuration
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.X
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X
Step 2 Automatic Scanning
The EtherCAT system must be in a safe, de-energized state before the ECAT-2011H module is
connected to the EtherCAT network!
 Switch on the operating power supply, launch the TwinCAT System Manager (Config mode), and
scan in the devices, as illustrated in the Figure 3-2.1 below.
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Default Path
C:\EtherCAT Configurator\EtherCAT
C:\TwinCAT\3.x\Config\Io\EtherCAT
C:\TwinCAT\Io\EtherCAT
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