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4 Description files for CANopen
4.3 Installing the EDS file
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▶ Switch to the Communication view by clicking on the "View | Communi-
cation View" menu option.
▶ Click the "Online" button.
The program will show the actual configuration, but this configuration will not
be in the Project view yet.
▶ Click on the button "Device =>PC".
The actual configuration will be loaded into the Project view.
▶ Click on the “Offline” button.
▶ Switch to the Project view by clicking on the "View | Communication
View" menu option.
▶ Click on the menu option "Project | Export EDS file".
▶ Specify the project folder as the storage location and confirm with
"Save."
XN300 assist stores the EDS file under the name of the current project with
the appropriate extension, such as "XN300_Project.eds". This can be installed
in XSoft-CoDeSys-2 in the same way as the standard EDS file.
4.3 Installing the EDS file
The procedure for installing the EDS file you want to use will depend on the
configurator being used. Following are examples using XSoft-CoDeSys-2 and
XSOFT-CODESYS-3.
4.3.1 XSoft-CoDeSys-2
To install the EDS file, follow the steps below:
▶ Select and download the latest version of the EDS file.
▶ Save and unzip the *.zip file to a project folder of your choice.
Then use one of the following two methods:
Method 1
▶ Move the EDS file to the folder that your programming system uses for
description files.
In the case of XSoft-CoDeSys-2, this folder will be the configuration
directory:
<PROGRAM>\Common Files\CAA-Targets\Eaton Automation\V2.3.9
SP<SERVICEPACK>\PLCConf, where
• <PROGRAM> = Program folder (e.g.: "C:\Program Files (x86)")
• <SERVCEPACK> = ServicePack being used (e.g.: "3").
▶ After adding a new EDS file, save the project and load it again.
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You will not be able to modify project-specific EDS files with the
configuration tool. The changes must be made exclusively with
XN300-Assist.