Starting operation
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5.1 Downloading and installing the
ESI file
Technical manual LioN-P EtherCAT® Digital-I/O
Release 1.0 11/2016
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Starting operation
5.1
Downloading and installing the ESI file
An EtherCAT
®
Slave Information File (ESI) file is required for the
configuration of a module in the controller. All module variants are supported
by one ESI file. You have the option of downloading the EDS file from our
website or asking our support team to send it to you. The address of the
website is:
http://www.beldensolutions.com/en/Service/download_center/
The file for the LioN-P EtherCAT
®
modules is named
LumbergAutomation-LioN-P-Digital-IO.xml
Install the ESI file for the module variant used with the aid of the hardware or
network configuration tool of your controller manufacturer.
For TwinCat
®
the ESI file normaly has to be copied to the installation folder,
e.g.:
C:\TwinCAT\3.1\Config\Io\EtherCAT
.
After the installation (TwinCAT
®
needs a restart), the modules are available
in the hardware catalogs.
5.2
Reading the MAC addresses
Every module has a unique MAC address assigned by the manufacturer that
cannot be changed by the user. The assigned MAC address is printed on the
front side of the module.
For EtherCAT
®
this MAC address has no function. For EoE (Ethernet over
EtherCAT
®
) a virtual MAC address will be assigned for the I/O-module.
