Changing An Established Safety Network - Omron DEVICENET SAFETY - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 07-2009 System Configuration Manual

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Changing an Established Safety Network

Changing the System
Safety functions may be impaired and serious injury may occasionally occur.
Before connecting a device to the network, clear the previous configuration
data.
Safety functions may be impaired and serious injury may occasionally occur.
Before connecting a device to the network, set the appropriate node address
and baud rate.
Note
This section describes procedure to change the Safety Network after the sys-
tem is running.
1. Stopping the System
Turn OFF the power supplies to moving parts, such as motors, and stop
the system. Continue supplying power to the network and the NE1A-series
Controller.
2. Starting the Network Configurator and Connecting to the Network
Start the Network Configurator and connect it to the network via the USB
port on the NE1A-series Controller or via DeviceNet or EtherNet/IP.
Refer to 3-1-1 Starting and Exiting the Network Configurator and 3-3
Connecting to the Network.
3. Uploading the Network Configuration
Upload the network to obtain the current network configuration.
Refer to 3-4 Creating a Virtual Network.
4. Unlocking the Configurations
Unlock the configurations of all the devices to enable changing the network
configuration.
Refer to 3-9-2 Unlocking the Device Configuration.
5. Resetting a Device
Before changing device parameters and node address, clear the configu-
ration of the device. Reset the device by setting the reset type to Return to
the out-of-box configuration, and then emulate cycling power.
Refer to 3-10-2 Resetting Devices.
6. Exiting the Network Configurator
Exit the Network Configurator.
7. Changing the System
Change the network, wiring, and node addresses and add or delete devic-
es according to the specified system changes. Safety devices that are be-
ing newly added must be configured in advance.
Refer to 3-10-2 Resetting Devices.
!WARNING
!WARNING
There is no need to use the saved network configuration file, because the pur-
pose of this procedure is to unlock the device configurations and reset devices
to the default configurations.
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