4 How to Configure
4.1.1 IP Settings
All IP-related parameters are located in parameter group
12-0* IP Settings
: The parameters are all set to EtherCAT
standard values, so no setting is needed.
The EtherCAT option offers several ways of IP address
assignment.
4.1.2 EtherNet Link Parameters
Parameter group 12-1* holds EtherNet Link information:
12-11 Link Duration
12-14 Link Duplex
Each port has unique EtherNet Link Parameters.
and
12-11 Link Duration
displays
information on the link status, per port.
displays Link or No Link according to the
status of the present port.
12-11 Link Duration
displays the duration of the link on the
present port. If the link is broken, the counter is reset.
is a feature that enables two
connected EtherNet devices to choose common
transmission parameters, such as speed and duplex mode.
In this process, the connected devices first share their
capabilities and then choose the fastest transmission mode
they both support.
Incapability between the connected devices could lead to
decreased communication performance.
To prevent this, Auto Negotiation can be disabled.
If
is set to OFF, link speed and
duplex mode can be configured manually in
and
.
- displays/sets the link speed for each
port. If no link is present, “None” is displayed.
12-14 Link Duplex
- displays/sets the duplex mode for each
port.
Half-duplex provides communication in both directions,
but only in one direction at a time (not simultaneously).
Full-duplex allows for simultaneous communication in both
directions.
4.2 Configure the Frequency Converter
4.2.1 VLT Parameters
Pay particular attention to the following parameters when
configuring the frequency converter with an EtherCAT
interface.
•
0-40 [Hand on] Key on LCP
. If the [Hand on] key
on the frequency converter is activated, control of
the frequency converter via the EtherCAT
interface is disabled.
•
After an initial power up, the frequency converter
automatically detects whether a fieldbus option is
installed in slot A, and set
8-02 Control Word
Source
to [Option A]. Adding, changing, or
removing an option from an already commis-
sioned frequency converter, does not change
8-02 Control Word Source
. However, it causes a
Trip Mode, and the frequency converter displays
an error.
•
8-10 Control Word Profile
. Choose between the
Danfoss FC Profile and the DS 402 profile.
•
8-50 Coasting Select
to
8-56 Preset Reference Select
.
Selection of how to gate EtherCAT control
commands with digital input command of the
control card.
NOTE
When
8-01 Control Site
is set to
[2] Control word only
, the
settings in
8-50 Coasting Select
to
8-56 Preset Reference
Select
are overruled, and all act on Bus-control.
•
8-03 Control Word Timeout Time
to
8-05 End-of-
Timeout Function
. The reaction in the event of a
bus time-out is set via these parameters.
How to Configure
MCA 124 EtherCAT Operating Instruction
MG92A302 - VLT
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