Baumuller b maXX 5000, Instruction Handbook Manual

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Instruction handbook b maXX 5000
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8.4.2 VARAN .
Type code b maXX 5000 with VARAN:
BM5XXX-XXXX-XXXX- 02 XX-
A b maXX 5000 with fieldbus option VARAN can communicate with a VARAN master.
X3 and X4 on the front side of the device are the RJ45 connections for VARAN (also see
Z Connections on the front side – as from page 171).
Mounting and
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installation .
The mounting/installation consists of the following steps:
1 De-energize the b maXX 5000 device
2 Set the b maXX 5000 IP-address,
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see Z Setting the IP address with address switches – as from page 100 .
3 Connect b maXX 5000 with VARAN bus cables (Ethernet-LAN cable at least CAT 5).
n X3: VARAN-In, X4: VARAN-Out.
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On the first b maXX 5000 node of a VARAN line X3 is connected with the VARAN
master. X4 is connected with X3 of the next b maXX 5000 slave in the line, and so
on. The last node of a VARAN line has no connection of X4 or is connected with a
PC (tunneling of Ethernet frames via VARAN to the controller, e. g. to communicate
with ProDrive).
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Each slave within the VARAN line can be addressed and parametrized via selection
of its IP address.
Figure 100: VARAN fieldbus connection
NOTE!
A point-to-point connection between PC (ProDrive) and b maXX 5000 VARAN slave
X4 for commissioning is possible even without a VARAN master.