AMCI NEXUS NX2A4E2, User Manual

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Task: Set the IP Address and
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Protocol
Determine the Best Method for
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Setting the IP Address ............................ 43
Use Factory Default Settings .................... 43
Use DIP Switches ..................................... 44
Use the Embedded Web Server ................ 45
Use the AMCI NET
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Configurator Utility ................................ 47
Task: Installing an EDS File
Obtain the EDS file .................................. 53
Install the EDS file ................................... 53
Start the EDS Hardware
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Installation Tool .......................... 53
Install the EDS File ....................... 54
Task: EtherNet/IP Implicit
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Communications
Host System Configuration ...................... 57
Add the NX2A4E2 ................................... 57
Check I/O Data Formats ........................... 60
Buffer the Input Data ................................ 60
Configure the NX2A4E2 .......................... 60
Task: EtherNet/IP Explicit
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Messaging
Required Message Instructions ................ 61
Create Four New Data Files ..................... 61
Add the Message Instructions
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to your Ladder Logic .............................. 62
Troubleshooting ....................................... 65
Task: Modbus TCP Configuration
Enable Modbus TCP Protocol .................. 67
Modbus Addressing .................................. 67
Modbus Table Mapping ................ 67
Host Addressing ............................ 67
AMCI Modbus TCP Memory Layout ...... 68
Supported Number of Connections .......... 68
Supported Modbus Functions ................... 69
Supported Modbus Exceptions ................. 69
Task: PROFINET Network
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Configuration
Basic Steps ................................................ 71
Download the GSDML files ..................... 71
GSDML File Installation .......................... 71
Configure the PROFINET Network ......... 71
Add the NX2A4E2 to the
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PROFINET Network .............................. 72
Set the I/O Configuration ......................... 74
Verify and Download the
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New Configuration ................................. 74
MRP Installations ..................................... 75
Configure the NX2A4E2 as an MRC ....... 75