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External electronic accessories | 4 - Ekip Com DeviceNet TM
Menu
Local bus activation, which is essential for starting the communication between module and Ekip Touch, is
available in the
Settings
menu (page 37).
Two areas are activated if Ekip Touch detects the module correctly:
• information area in the
About
-
Modules
menu, containing the software version and serial number of the
module
• specific configuration area in the
Settings
-
Modules
menu, where the following communication parameters
can be configured:
Parameter
Description
Default
MAC Address
Module address; 1 to 63 range available
IMPORTANT: devices connected to the same network must
have different addresses
63 / 62
(1)
Baudrate
Data transmission speed; 3 options are available: 125 kbit/s, 250
kbit/s, 500 kbit/s
125 kbit/s
(1)
63 default of the Ekip Com DeviceNet
TM
module; 62 default of the Ekip Com DeviceNet
TM
Redundant
module
Remote configurations
Additional parameters can be accessed via the service connector (via Ekip Connect) or via a system bus
communication:
Parameter
Description
Default
Class ID
Defines the addressing class of the module, either 8 or 16 bits.
8-bit Class ID
Bus-Off
Behavior
Defines the behavior of the module following loss of communication
(Bus-Off), with a choice between Standard (supply reset is awaited
if the communication is lost) and Advanced (the module attempts to
reset itself if it detects the error status).
DeviceNet
standard
Remote information
Certain additional information concerning the version and status of the module is available via the service
connector (via Ekip Connect) or by communication via system bus; the information includes: HW and Boot
version, CRC status (correctness of the SW in the module).
