Configuration And Operation - ICPDAS ECAT-2610 User Manual

EtherCAT to Modbus RTU Gateway

3.3 Configuration and Operation

Installation of the latest XML device description(ESI)
NOTE
Please ensure that you have installed the latest XML device description in TwinCAT.
This can be downloaded from the ICP DAS website
(http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/fieldbus_cd/ethercat/slave/ecat-2000/software/) and
installed according to the installation instructions.
Step 1
Install the ESI file
Copy the "ICPDAS ECAT-2610.xml" file to the Master Tools installation folder, as indicated in the
table below.
Software
Beckhoff EtherCAT Configuration
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.X
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X is most commonly used EtherCAT Master software to operate ECAT-2610
module.
Step 2
Automatic Scanning
The EtherCAT system must be in a safe, de-energized state before the ECAT-2610 module

connected to EtherCAT network!
Switch on the operating voltage, open the TwinCAT System Manager (Config mode), and scan

in the devices (below the picture). Acknowledge all dialogs with "OK", so that the configuration
is in "FreeRun" mode.
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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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