Ethercat Connection Procedure; Work Flow - Omron sysmac EtherNet/IP NJ Series Connection Manual

7. EtherCAT Connection Procedure

This section describes the procedures for connecting the Controller and the u-remote via
EtherCAT. The explanations of the procedures for setting up the Controller and the u-remote
given in this guide are based on the factory default settings.
For the initialization, refer to Section 8. Initialization Method.

7.1. Work Flow

Take the following steps to connect the Controller and the u-remote via EtherCAT to perform
PDO communications.
7.2. Weidmüller u-remote Setup
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7.2.1. Hardware Settings
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7.3. Controller Setup
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7.3.1. Starting Sysmac Studio and
Installing the ESI Files
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7.3.2. Setting up the EtherCAT
Network Configuration
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7.3.3. Setting the Device Variables
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7.3.4. Transferring the Project Data
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7.4. EtherCAT Communication Status
Check
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7.4.1. Checking the Connection Status
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7.4.2. Checking Sent and Received
Data
7．EtherCAT Connection Procedure
Set up the Weidmüller u-remote.
Assemble and mount the I/O Modules to the
EtherCAT Fieldbus Coupler, and connect the
cables.
Set up the Controller.
Install the ESI files for EtherCAT Fieldbus Coupler
and for I/O Modules in Sysmac Studio.
Set up the EtherCAT network configuration.
Check the configuration of the I/O Modules on the
EtherCAT Fieldbus Coupler, and set the device
variables to use for the slave unit.
Transfer the project data created in Sysmac Studio
to the Controller.
Confirm that PDO communications performs
normally via EtherCAT.
Check the connection status of the EtherCAT
network.
Check that correct data is sent and received.
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