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IPEmotion PlugIn
BECKHOFF
User manual
January 2010
All rights reserved!

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  • Page 1 PlugIn IPEmotion PlugIn BECKHOFF User manual January 2010 All rights reserved!
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ......................9 4.1.2 Platforms ......................9 4.1.3 Software ......................9 Installing the Beckhoff-PlugIn ................10 Uninstalling the Beckhoff-PlugIn ................12 Working with the Beckhoff-PlugIn ........13 Configuring the system and channels ..............13 Beckhoff IPETRONIK GmbH & Co. KG 2/ 14...
  • Page 3: Important Information

    Any use beyond the scope of the present document is not allowed. 1.1.4 Software license agreement This software is property of IPETRONIK GmbH & Co. KG, and is protected by copyright laws. Its total or partial reproduction is strictly forbidden.
  • Page 4 Transferring the product to another person only if the license rights are also transferred, if the product and any copies created are completely deleted or erased (including copies on hard drives), and if the new owner agrees with the requirements of this license. Beckhoff IPETRONIK GmbH & Co. KG 4/ 14...
  • Page 5: General Information

    2 General information 2.1 About this manual The manual Beckhoff describes the structure of the PlugIn and how to use the features for recording signals in IPEmotion. Please read the manual Beckhoff carefully to get to know the operating and to learn more about the functions and special features.
  • Page 6: Support

    IPEmotion. 2.6 Documentation feedback At IPETRONIK, the technical publications team strives to produce documentations of the highest quality and values your feedback as a reader and user. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding our product manuals, contact us under support@ipetronik.com.
  • Page 7 General information Brief description of the content (e.g. inaccurate instructions, grammatical errors, or information that require clarification), Any suggestions for a general documentation improvement. Beckhoff IPETRONIK GmbH & Co. KG 7/ 14...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction 3 Introduction The Beckhoff PlugIn offers you the ability to connect I/O terminal systems to the IPETRONIK software IPEmotion and to record measuring data within IPEmotion. The systems are connected by direct accesses to the process image of the corresponding coupler via TCP/IP (Modbus).
  • Page 9: Setting Up And Removing

    Setting up and removing 4 Setting up and removing 4.1 System requirements The minimum hardware and software requirements for the application of the Beckhoff PlugIn are outlined below. 4.1.1 Hardware The minimum hardware requirements correspond to those of IPEmotion. The following additional hardware is required: I/O terminal system 4.1.2 Platforms...
  • Page 10: Installing The Beckhoff-Plugin

    PlugIn you need at least limited user’s or default user’s rights (Vista). The installation of the Beckhoff-PlugIn is based on an installation wizard that guides you through the setup process step by step. You can start the installation wizard from the USB flash drive, the product CD or, if you have downloaded the setup program, from the setup file itself.
  • Page 11 6. InstallShiel Wizard Completed: After the successful installation, click Finish to exit the installation wizard. Due to the fact that the Beckhoff-PlugIn installation file is an exe standard setup file, user-specific parameter configurations can be made with a silent installation, e.g. options for installation, indication, repair.
  • Page 12: Uninstalling The Beckhoff-Plugin

    1. Click in the menu Start on your computer on Settings and then Control Panel. 2. Double-click in the Control Panel on Add or Remove Programs. 3. Select from the program list the entry IPEmotion PlugIn BECKHOFF and click Remove to start the installation wizard.
  • Page 13: Working With The Beckhoff-Plugin

    The main navigation tab Signals contains all available and connected systems with the respective type description and channels. By using the Hardware button, you can select the used hardware (Beckhoff). Click on the button Add system or Add component to expand the configuration by further systems or components.
  • Page 14 Working with the Beckhoff-PlugIn The maximum sampling rate of 1 kHz is identical for all coupler channels because it is a matter of a process image. All terminals are accordingly read with this sampling rate. At initializing, the addresses of the selected channels are checked if they are available at the used couplers.

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