Adept s600 Cobra - Manual (Page 87)

Chapter 6: Optional Equipment Installation
Use Adept ACE, controller configuration, for software setup. This assigns the controller signals
to the physical ports of the DeviceNet nodes.
NOTE: The local setting baud rate must match the DeviceNet node’s setting.
From the Adept ACE software:
1. Double-click on the controller in the tree structure pane.
This opens the object editor for the controller.
2. Select Configure > Configure V+ (or eV+).
3. Select DEVICENET.
4. If there is no LOCAL statement, you are prompted to add one before scanning.
The LOCAL statement in the DeviceNet configuration specifies the MAC ID of the
Adept controller on the DeviceNet bus. The default setting is 0. Set the MAC ID so that
all the nodes on the bus have different MAC IDs.
LOCAL = "/MACID n /BAUD n".
This statement also defines the baud rate of the DeviceNet scanner. The baud rate
depends on multiple factors, such as the length of the DeviceNet cable, the DeviceNet
components on the bus, etc.
Syntax of the LOCAL statement:
LOCAL = "/MACID local_id
/BAUD baud_rate"
Parameter Description Range
local_id MACID for the Adept controller on the
bus 0 - 63
baud_rate Baud rate to be used on the DeviceNet 125K, 250K, or 500K
5. Click Scan.
This scans for your physical DeviceNet nodes, and return the MACIDs for them.
6. Use Add or Edit to set the values for DeviceNet.
7. The fields that need to be entered are:
l Index - a unique number for this mapping
l
Byte - usually starts at 1
This is the input or output block where mapping starts.
A byte refers to 8 inputs or outputs, so if you are using two 8-channel input
blocks, byte 1 would be the first input block, and byte 2 the second.
l
Bit - usually starts at 1
This is the bit within the byte where mapping starts.
To map the first input of an 8-channel input block, this would be 1.
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