Lenze EtherCAT control technology - Manual (Page 29)

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Control technology | EtherCAT communication manual
The Lenze control system with EtherCAT
Required engineering tools
Brief description of the engineering tools
L-force »Engineer«
With the »Engineer«, you can ...
 parameterise, configure and diagnose ...
– Servo Drives 9400;
– Inverter Drives 8400;
– the I/O system 1000.
 access the supported field devices via the gateway function of the industrial PC.
»Global Drive Control« ((GDC))
With (GDC) you can ...
 parameterise, configure and diagnose controllers which are not supported by the
»Engineer« (e.g. devices of the ECS servo system).
 access the supported field devices via the gateway function of the industrial PC (not
with PROFIBUS).
L-force »PLC Designer«
The »PLC Designer« is needed to ...
 create the control program for the industrial PC;
 transfer the PLC projects to the industrial PC.