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Application EKS
Integration of EKS with PROFINET interface in BECKHOFF TwinCAT 3
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(Application) AP000240-01-01/19
Contents
1. About this document ............................................................................................. 3
1.1. Version ..........................................................................................................................................3
1.2. Scope ............................................................................................................................................3
1.3.
Target group ..................................................................................................................................3
1.4. Supplementary documents ..............................................................................................................3
1.5. Notice ............................................................................................................................................3
2. Components/modules used .................................................................................. 4
2.1. EUCHNER ......................................................................................................................................4
2.2. Others ...........................................................................................................................................4
2.3. Software ........................................................................................................................................4
3. Functional description ........................................................................................... 4
4. Overview of the communication data ..................................................................... 5
4.1. Input ..............................................................................................................................................5
4.2. Output ...........................................................................................................................................5
5. Installing the GSD file ............................................................................................ 6
6. Setting the control system parameters .................................................................. 7
7. Configuring and setting the parameters of the EKS with PROFINET interface .......... 8
7.1. Configuring the PROFINET network ...................................................................................................8
7.2. Configuring the EKS with PROFINET interface ....................................................................................9
7.3. Setting the EKS parameters ..........................................................................................................11
7.4. Assigning PROFINET device names to the EKS ................................................................................12
8. Using the BECKHOFF library ............................................................................... 14
8.1. Installation of the library ................................................................................................................14
8.2. Calling the library and description of the block interface ..................................................................16
8.2.1.
Calling the library ..........................................................................................................16
8.2.2. Description of the block interfaces .................................................................................18
8.2.3. Complete EKS data type call ..........................................................................................18
9. Linking the input and output areas in EKS ............................................................ 19
10. Reading and writing Electronic-Key data ............................................................. 21
10.1. Transferring program to the PLC ....................................................................................................21
10.2. Reading content of the memory in the Electronic-Key using the block interface ..................................21
10.3. Writing content of the memory in the Electronic-Key using the block interface....................................21
11. Important note – please observe carefully! ......................................................... 22