ABB RECA-01, User Manual

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Master configuration
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Master configuration
What this chapter contains
This chapter gives information on configuring the EtherCAT®
master to communicate with the RECA-01 EtherCAT® Adapter
module.
Configuring the system
After the RECA-01 EtherCAT® Adapter has been mechanically
and electrically installed according to the instructions in previous
chapters and initialized by the drive, the master system must be
prepared for communication with the module.
Please refer to the master system documentation for more
information.
Device Description Files
Device Description Files are XML files that specify the properties
of the slave device for the EtherCAT® master. The description
files contain information on the supported communication objects.
Device Description Files for ABB Drives are available through your
local ABB representative and the ABB Library (
www.abb.com ).