Lenze I/O system 1000 - Manual (Page 19)

Lenze · I/O system 1000 · commissioning guidelines for the PLC Designer · DMS 1.2 EN · 11/2012 · TD05
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4 Mapping the real station structure in the »PLC Designer«
4.3 Configuring I/O modules on the EtherCAT bus coupler module
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4.3 Configuring I/O modules on the EtherCAT bus coupler module
The following step-by-step instructions describe by means of an example the manual mapping of
the available station layout in the device view of the »PLC Designer».
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Tip!
When an online connection has been established to the L-force Controller, you can also
start an automatic search for available devices via fieldbus scan by executing the Search
devices... command after adding the EtherCAT master (step 3) in the context menu of the
EtherCAT master.
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How to map the station layout in the device view of the »PLC Designer»:
Adding the EtherCAT master
1. Go to the context menu of the L-force Controller and execute the Add device... command:
2. Select the "EtherCAT master" device in the Add device dialog box:
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Note!
Observe the following conditions before creating an EtherCAT configuration in the »PLC
Designer«:
• The sequence of the EtherCAT slaves in the device view has to correspond to the
physical order of the EtherCAT topology.
• For a proper function, do not use any end terminals when establishing the system
configuration in the device view.
• Select cycle times of 1 ... 10 ms according to the technical data.