Beckhoff EL3681 Documentation page 165

Settings and Status areas
The Settings area shows the measurement type and the measuring range reported by the terminal. The
Status area shows the status bits as colored surfaces. Both areas contain the Settings word and the Status
word in binary, decimal and hexadecimal form.
CoE area
In the lower area the CoE settings can be read, edited and written.
Procedure for starting the program
• After clicking the Download button, save the zip file locally on your hard disk, and unzip the *.TSM
(configuration) and the *.PRO (PLC program) files into a temporary working folder.
• The *.pro file can be opened by double click or by the TwinCAT PLC Control application with menu
selection "File/ Open". The *.tsm file is provided for the TwinCAT System Manager (to review or
overtake configurations).
• Connect the hardware and connect the Ethernet adapter of your PC to the EtherCAT coupler (further
information on this can be found in the corresponding coupler manuals)
• Select the local Ethernet adapter (with real-time driver, if applicable) under System configuration, I/O
configuration, I/O devices, Device (EtherCAT); then on the "Adapter" tab choose "Search...", select the
appropriate adapter and confirm (see Fig. Searching the Ethernet adapter + Selection and confirmation
of the Ethernet adapter).
Fig. 154: Searching the Ethernet adapter
Fig. 155: Selection and confirmation of the Ethernet adapter
EL3681 Version: 3.0
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