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  • Page 1 Bus monitor for EtherCAT® Manual Issue 1.12...
  • Page 2 Any breach or infringement of this provision will result in liability for damages. ©iba AG 2018, All Rights Reserved The content of this publication has been checked for compliance with the described hard- ware and software. Nevertheless, deviations cannot be excluded completely so that the full compliance is not guaranteed.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EtherCAT Master configuration ..............19 9.2.2 ibaPDA configuration ................... 23 Device module and modules in the I/O Manager ......... 24 ibaBM-eCAT – „General“ tab ............... 24 9.3.1 ibaBM-eCAT – „Diagnostics“ tab ..............26 9.3.2 ibaBM-eCAT – „Analog“ tab ................. 27 9.3.3...
  • Page 4 Manual ibaBM-eCAT Module „Standard“ – „General“ tab .............. 28 9.3.5 9.3.6 EtherCAT symbol browser ................29 Module „Standard“ – „Analog“ tab ..............30 9.3.7 Module „Standard“ – „Digital“ tab ..............32 9.3.8 Technical Data ....................34 10.1 Main data ..................... 34 10.2...

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    Manual About this manual This manual describes the construction, the use and the operation of the device ibaBM-eCAT. Target group This manual addresses in particular the qualified professionals who are familiar with han- dling electrical and electronic modules as well as communication and measurement tech- nology.

  • Page 6: Used Symbols

    Manual ibaBM-eCAT Used symbols If safety instructions or other notes are used in this manual, they mean: The non-observance of this safety information may result in an imminent risk of death or severe injury:  By an electric shock!  Due to the improper handling of software products which are coupled to input...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1514 Bytes. For ibaBM-eCAT as sniffer and/or active slave applies: ibaPDA can acquire up to a total of 512 analog and 512 digital values in each signal direction according to the sampling...
  • Page 8 Manual ibaBM-eCAT  Configuration as active EtherCAT-slave  2 Ethernet interfaces (to the master and to the slave)  Configuration with ibaPDA  Signal configuration can be retrieved from the EtherCAT project file of the automa- tion system  Transmission of up to 512 digital and 512 analog signals in each direction to ibaPDA according to the bus cycle time ...

  • Page 9: Scope Of Delivery

    The scope of delivery includes:  Device ibaBM-eCAT  Manual  2-pin plug for power supply  DVD “iba Software & Manuals” Safety instructions Designated use The device is an electrical equipment. It may be used only in the following applications: ...

  • Page 10: System Requirements

     ibaFOB-2i-D / ibaFOB-2i-Dexp with extension module ibaFOB-4o-D  ibaFOB-4i-D / ibaFOB-4i-Dexp with extension module ibaFOB-4o-D  ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard (for notebooks)  One ibaNet fiber optic patch cable (duplex) for connecting ibaBM-eCAT and ibaPDA-PC Software  ibaPDA version 6.39.0 or later for measuring and recording data Firmware ...

  • Page 11: Assembly And Disassembly

    Manual Assembly and disassembly The device is provided with a mounting rail clip for installation. Assembly 1. Place the mounting rail clip attached to the device on the mounting rail. 2. Press the device down in such a way that the clip of the mounting rail engages with a click.

  • Page 12: Device Description

    Manual ibaBM-eCAT Device description Views 1 LEDs for device status L1…L4 2 LEDs for EtherCAT channel L30…L33 3 LEDs for slave function L34…L37 4 Power supply 24 V X14 5 EtherCAT master interface X40 6 EtherCAT slave interface X41 7 Rotary switch S1...

  • Page 13: Operating And Indicating Elements

    Manual Operating and indicating elements LED indicators with different colors show the operating status and the status of the EtherCAT channels. 7.2.1 Operating status display Status Description no power supply (green/red) blinking green ready for operation on (red) device is booting; Once the device has booted, the LED...

  • Page 14: Rotary Switch S1

    7.3.1 Power supply X14 The ibaBM-eCAT device requires an external 24 V DC (±10%) power supply (unregu- lated) and should be operated at a maximum of 0.7 A. The operating voltage should be run through the provided 2-pin Phoenix threaded coupling connector. If desired, you can order DIN rails or plug-in power supply units from iba.

  • Page 15: Grounding Screw X29

    Manual 7.3.4 Grounding screw X29 Proper connection of cable shielding to the device should be ensured. The shield con- nector (M6 screw) found on the bottom of the device should be connected with any total shield that serves for all sensor cables. Use a M6 cable lug for the connection.

  • Page 16: System Integration

    EtherCAT master. The device provides 2 EtherCAT interfaces, which are galvanically isolated from each other. The output channel of the master device will be connected with the master channel of the ibaBM-eCAT (X40) while its slave channel (X41) will be connected with the next slave in line.

  • Page 17: Configuration With Ibapda

    1. Start ibaPDA on the PC and open the I/O Manager. 2. Find the appropriate link of the ibaFOB card to which ibaBM-eCAT is connected. Click on the link with the right mouse button, which opens a submenu. Select „Autodetect“.
  • Page 18 4. Import the EtherCAT project file (generated by the master via „export XML“, see also example with “TwinCAT System Manager in chapter 9.2.1 “EtherCAT Master config- uration”, item 9): Change to the module „ibaBM-eCAT“ – „General“ tab. Click on the link „Configure symbols“.

  • Page 19: Configuration As Active Slave

    The target directory can be different for other EtherCAT configurators. In the target di- rectory, you will usually find all XML files of the integrated EtherCAT devices. 2. After having restarted the EtherCAT configurator, you have got ibaBM-eCAT as Ether- CAT-slave with the name „eCAT-Monitor“ at your disposal:...
  • Page 20 Manual ibaBM-eCAT 3. Choose „eCAT-Monitor“ and integrate the device into the EtherCAT-bus by clicking on <OK>. 4. For each device, there are up to 16 analog (SIGNAL_GROUP_0 … SIG- NAL_GROUP_15) and 16 digital (Signal_Group_16 … Signal_Group_31) signal groups with 32 signals, each: 5.
  • Page 21 Manual 6. You can also change the names of groups and signals: 7. If another datatype is required for the analog signals than the preset one, it is possible to modify the datatype here. 8. Configure and link the signals as for the other slaves (please observe additional notes in the appendix, chapter 11.1):...
  • Page 22 Manual ibaBM-eCAT 9. Export the EtherCAT configuration (ENI export file) by clicking on <Export Configura- tion File…>. Issue 1.12...

  • Page 23: Ibapda Configuration

    1. Load that configuration file into ibaPDA as described in chapter 9.1. 2. Open in the I/O Manager the “General” tab in “ibaBM-eCAT”. Choose the “True” option in the “Enable active slave” field. 3. Now, you can access the exported signals in the EtherCAT symbol browser as de- scribed in chapter 9.1.

  • Page 24: Device Module And Modules In The I/O Manager

    Device module and modules in the I/O Manager In order to use ibaBM-eCAT with ibaPDA the device has to be configured with the I/O Manager in ibaPDA. For this purpose follow the instructions in chapter 9.1 „First Steps in ibaPDA“.
  • Page 25 Using these links, the configuration is not validated by the I/O Manager (like it is done with a click on <OK> or <Apply>). Therefore iba recommends to apply the configuration always with the buttons <OK> and <Apply> in the I/O Manager.

  • Page 26: Ibabm-Ecat - „Diagnostics" Tab

     Write firmware Using this button you can install a firmware update. Select the update file „bm-ecat_xxx.iba“ in the browser and start the update with <OK>. Important note The update may take approx. 30 s and must not be interrupted. After an update the device will be automatically rebooted.

  • Page 27: Ibabm-Ecat - „Analog" Tab

    – „Analog“ tab 9.3.3 Figure 6: ibaBM-eCAT – “Analog” tab If analog signals are configured in the “Standard” module and the configuration was writ- ten to the device a signal overview is given here including the current measured values.

  • Page 28: Module „Standard" - „General" Tab

    Figure 8: Module “Standard” – “General” tab Basic  Module Type, Locked, Enabled, Name, Timebase, Use name as prefix See chapter 9.3.1 „ibaBM-eCAT – „General“ tab“.  Module No. Serial number, which is assigned by ibaPDA in increasing order. It can be changed by the user.

  • Page 29: Ethercat Symbol Browser

    The signals can be addressed directly. For this purpose enter manually the address information of the signals in the analog and/or digital tab, like address type, direc- tion, address, data type and/or bit no. iba recommends to use the symbols only. That’s why direct addressing is not part of this manual.

  • Page 30: Module „Standard" - „Analog" Tab

    Manual ibaBM-eCAT possible to select several signals within a terminal. The signal is added to the signal table when double clicking on the desired signal or clicking on the button <Add>. Figure 10: EtherCAT symbol browser Moreover the EtherCAT symbol browser offers a search function, which makes the signal selection easier.
  • Page 31 “Analog” tab instead of the column “Symbol”, the EtherCAT symbols are not loaded (see chapter 9.1, step 5) or the “Use symbol browser” option is not enabled (see chapter 9.3.5). iba recommends to use the symbols only. That’s why this view of the signal grid is not part of this manual.

  • Page 32: Module „Standard" - „Digital" Tab

    “Digital” tab instead of the column “Symbol”, the EtherCAT symbols are not loaded (see chapter 9.1, step 5) or the “Use symbol browser” option is not enabled (see chapter 9.3.5). iba recommends to use the symbols only. That’s why this view of the signal grid is not part of this manual.
  • Page 33 Manual  Active Activate/deactivate the signal.  Further columns can be shown or hidden by using the context menu (right mouse click in the table header). Issue 1.12...

  • Page 34: Technical Data

    Manual ibaBM-eCAT Technical Data 10.1 Main data Short description Designation ibaBM-eCAT Description Bus monitor for EtherCAT lines Order number 13.127000 Bus interfaces (EtherCAT) Number 2 (1x master, 1x slave) for 1 EtherCAT line Data recording Sniffer without additional bus configuration...
  • Page 35 Manual Connector type 2 ST connectors (62.5 µm/125 µm) for RX and TX, cable length up to 2000 m without repeater Supply, operating and indicating elements Power supply 24 V DC (±10 %), not stabilized Power consumption Max. 8 W...

  • Page 36: Dimension Sheet

    Manual ibaBM-eCAT 10.2 Dimension sheet Figure 13: Dimension sheet (dimensions in mm) Figure 14: Dimension sheet device with cables (dimensions in mm) Issue 1.12...

  • Page 37: Appendix

    11.1 IO Device File (ESI) < Version 1.7 When using ESI files up to version 1.5 for ibaBM-eCAT the following limitation occurs with the TwinCAT version v2.11.1555 (System Manager Version v2.11.0): When the ESI file of ibaBM-eCAT is integrated in the EtherCAT configuration a conflict occurs with the EtherCAT configuration in ...

  • Page 38: Ftp Connection To The Device

    \02_iba_Hardware\ibaBM-eCAT\02_USB-Driver\ 3. After having installed successfully, an additional network connection is available with the device name „IBA AG USB Remote NDIS Network Device“. 4. A fixed IP address must be assigned to this interface. The address has to be from this range: 192.168.0.n with n = 2…254 and the subnetmask 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 39: Signal List File

    Manual 6. The following files are displayed in the file window: 11.2.3 Signal list file The signal list file contains the FO configuration and the signal mapping including the signal names from the ibaPDA configuration. The following figure shows an example of a signal list file:...
  • Page 40 The column “Fiber optic Signal” (blue frame in the following figure) shows the corre- sponding allocation on the fiber optic cable for each signal. This may be used for the connectivity to ibaLogic or other iba-hardware. Figure 17: Signal mapping in the fiber optic cable...
  • Page 41 Manual The given address with the corresponding offset, shown in the cloumn „PDA setting (green frame), is an additional information for the use with ibaPDA. The FOB fast module can be configured in advanced mode with this setting. Issue 1.12...

  • Page 42: Support And Contact

    Koenigswarterstr. 44 90762 Fuerth Germany Phone: +49 911 97282-0 Fax: +49 911 97282-33 Email: iba@iba-ag.com Contact: Mr. Harald Opel Regional and Worldwide For contact data of your regional iba office or representative please refer to our web site www.iba-ag.com. Issue 1.12...

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