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Requirements for operation
The following described requirements must be fulfilled when operating the
PC card.
Requirements
Specification
Refer to section
Hardware installation
Operating the PC card CIFX M223090AE-RE\F requires
proper connection of the detached network interface Ethernet
AIFX-V2-RE to the basic card.
-
Communication
For the communication of a PC card (Slave), a
is required for the communication system used.
To configure the Master device you need the device
description file for:
·
EtherCAT Slave:
Hilscher CIFX RE NETX90 ECS.xml
,
·
EtherNet/IP Adapter:
HILSCHER CIFX-RE NETX90 EIS V1.1.EDS
,
·
and PROFINET IO-Device:
GSDML-V2.35-HILSCHER-CIFX NETX 90 RE
PNS-20191114.xml
.
The settings in the used Master must match the settings in
the Slave.
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Software installation
cifX Device Driver
as driver for the host interface (latest
version of the driver).
Device Explorer
as software for downloading the firmware,
configuring the driver and updating the firmware.
Communication Studio
for configuration and diagnosis of
netX 90-based devices.
Revision or version status
of hardware and
software
and
(Documentation on drivers
and software)
Firmware download
The user must select the firmware using the
Device Explorer
software and download it to the PC card.
The firmware includes a communication protocol.
Parameter settings
By use of the
Communication Studio
configuration software
the PC card must be parameterized.
Table 11: Requirements for operation
CIFX M223090AE Real-Time Ethernet | Hardware description and installation
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