Netscope data acquisition cards for real-time ethernet, pci express, low profile pcie, compact pci, mini pci express (71 pages)
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Training Manual EtherNet/IP Scanner CIFX, COMX and netJACK - Configuration and Testing - Step by Step Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH www.hilscher.com DOC121002TM02EN | Revision 2 | English | 2012-11 | Released | Public...
Required Hardware and Software ................3 List of Revisions......................3 GENERAL PROCEDURE ...................4 NETWORK SETUPS....................5 Setup 1: CIFX 50-RE with NXIO 50-RE..............5 Setup 2: CIFX 50-RE Added as Second Slave............5 STEP-BY-STEP CONFIGURATION ................6 Setup 1: CIFX 50-RE with NXIO 50-RE..............6 4.1.1 Set Up Network ....................6 4.1.2...
Hardware • 1 x PC with standard equipment: monitor, keyboard, mouse, DVD drive, PCI slot • 1 x CIFX 50-RE acting as Real-Time Ethernet master (requires master license) • 1 x NXIO 50-RE Real-Time Ethernet slave with power supply unit •...
Network has not been Add slave to network (e. g. NXIO 50-RE). configured yet. If a full-scale Hilscher slave device is used (e. g. CIFX 50-RE), add also a Stand-Alone Slave. Open Configuration window for master device. Note: Hardware has been Select driver for access to the master device.
(flexible Real-Time Ethernet PCI card) Slave 1: NXIO 50-RE by Hilscher (simple Real-Time Ethernet test slave) Setup 2: CIFX 50-RE Added as Second Slave Setup 2 is a network consisting of a master and two slaves. Master: CIFX 50-RE\ML by Hilscher...
Step-By-Step Configuration 6/61 4 Step-By-Step Configuration Setup 1: CIFX 50-RE with NXIO 50-RE 4.1.1 Set Up Network 1. Create a new project in SYCON.net. In SYCON.net, choose File > New. 2. Insert Hilscher EtherNet/IP Scanner device in network. Select a CIFX RE/EIM from the Device Catalog (Master) and drag and drop it onto the upper line.
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Note: Skip the following step, because it does not need to be performed for Setup 1. 4. If a full-scale Hilscher EtherNet/IP Adapter device is used, place also the corresponding Stand-Alone Slave in the network. Select a CIFX RE/EIS from the Device Catalog (Gateway/Stand- Alone-Slave) and drag and drop it onto the EtherNet/IP network line.
The IP address can either be set permanently by the user, or it can be received from a DHCP server. Note: The real IP addresses of Hilscher slaves are set via Stand-Alone Slave or by using the Ethernet Device Configuration tool.
Step-By-Step Configuration 18/61 4.1.4 Configure Hilscher Stand-Alone Slave Note: It is not necessary to configure a Hilscher Stand-Alone Slave for this example. 4.1.5 Configure Master 1. Open Configuration window for CIFX RE/EIM master. Right-click on the master device to open the context menu, then choose Configuration.
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Diagnosis and testing with cifX Test 4. Start cifX Test auxiliary tool. In Windows, choose Start > Control Panel > cifX Test. 5. Establish connection to Hilscher device. In the menu, choose Device > Open. Select cifX > Channel0. Note: If you open the cifX level, you can see and use all functions concerning the PC card, e.
Step-By-Step Configuration 31/61 Setup 2: CIFX 50-RE Added as Second Slave The following steps describe – on the basis of Setup 1 – how to integrate a CIFX 50-RE as second slave into the setup. 4.2.1 Set Up Network 1. Add EtherNet/IP Adapter device to network.
The IP address can either be set permanently by the user or can be received from a DHCP server. Note: The real IP addresses of Hilscher slaves are set via Stand-Alone Slave or by using the Ethernet Device Configuration tool.
Step-By-Step Configuration 36/61 4.2.4 Configure Hilscher Stand-Alone Slave 1. Open Configuration window for CIFX RE/EIS slave. Right-click on the slave device to open the context menu and choose Configuration… 2. Select driver for accessing the slave device. In the Navigation Area, choose Settings > Driver and select the appropriate driver.
4.2.5 Configure Master Note: The basic configuration of the CIFX RE/EIM and the NXIO 50-RE has already been carried out during configuration of Setup 1: CIFX 50-RE with NXIO 50-RE. 1. Open Configuration window for CIFX RE/EIM master. Right-click on the master device to open the context menu, then choose Configuration…...
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4. Start cifX Test auxiliary tool. In Windows, choose Start > Control Panel > cifX Test. 5. Open the Hilscher device to which you want to establish a connection. In the menu, choose Device > Open. Select cifX > Channel0.
Disconnect. Note: Licenses can easily be reordered by simply exporting the filled-in form and handing it over to Hilscher, as if in an ordinary ordering process. Use the Export License Request… button for this. A license is delivered as a license file with the ending .nxl. It can be transferred to the device from the same dialog sheet by clicking the Download License button.
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