FT-111(D) Panel Weighing Indicator, Technical Manual, Rev.1.0.0, May 2019
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10.9 EtherCAT
EtherCAT interface of the weighing instrument can be done via hub switch or serial bus over two EtherCAT
port.
1. Serial bus connection of instruments. You may connect instruments serial to your EtherCAT bus via
two ports.
2. Star connection. If you connect the instrument to your PLC via hub switch, you can use P1 port on the
instrument.
ESI file
for two port EtherCAT
is available in on internet www.flintec.com.
There are 4 announcement LEDs on the instrument to indicate the interface status as seen below. The meanings of these
LED’s are;
(A) RUN LED
LED State
Description
Off
INIT
Green
OPERATIONAL
Green, blinking
PRE-OPERATIONAL
Green, single flash
SAFE-OPERATIONAL
Red
(Fatal Event)
(B) ERR LED
LED State
Description
Off
No error (or no power)
Red, blinking
Invalid configuration; State change received from master is not possible due to
invalid register or object settings.
Red, single flash
Unsolicited state change; Slave device application has changed the EtherCAT state
autonomously.
Red, double flash
Application watchdog timeout
Red
Application controller failure
In the case of red LED warning, check cabling, configuration, IP address and device name. Power off the
instrument and reenergize the instrument 30 seconds later.
LINK/Activity LED
LED State
Description
Off
No link, no activity
Green
Link sensed, no activity
Green, flickering
Link sensed, activity exist.
Data Format
Data format of weight value can be programmable for Floating point (IEEE 754) or Integer. Refer to parameter
[ 191 ].
1
(A) RUN LED
2
(B) ERR LED
3
Link/Activity (IN port) Led
4
Link/Activity (OUT port) Led
5
EtherCAT (IN port)
6
EtherCAT (OUT port)
