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Communication manual 8400 motec EtherCAT®
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Configuring the host (master)
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6.2
Configuring the host (master)
To be able to communicate with the Communication Unit the host (master) must be
configured first.
In order to configure EtherCAT networks, you always need a configuration software for the
host (master), e.g.:
Lenze »PLC Designer«
Beckhoff »TwinCAT«
These are software systems for the programming of control programs, EtherCAT
configuration, real-time execution and diagnostics.
The basic parameters of the Communication Unit are saved to the internal
configuration memory and can be used by the master for the node identification.
For the node search (fieldbus scan), the corresponding device descriptions of the Lenze
device family are used.
6.2.1
Installing device description files
The current XML device description files required for the configuration of the EtherCAT
node can be found in the download area at:
The Lenze_E84DGFCT_Vxzz_ddmmyy.xml device description file must be installed by
means of the EtherCAT configuration software.
Wildcards in the file name
x
Main version of the XML device description file used
zz
Additional version of the XML device description file used
dd
Day
mm
Month
yy
Year