HMS AB7307, User Manual

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Anybus X-gateway CANopen - PROFINET
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Chapter 1
1. Anybus X-gateway CANopen - PROFINET
1.1 Introduction
The Anybus X-gateway CANopen is a series of network gateways, used to provide a seamless connec-
tion between a primary fieldbus/Ethernet network and a secondary CANopen sub-network. The gate-
way enables the master of the fieldbus/Ethernet network to exchange data to and from the secondary
CANopen sub-network. This makes it possible to integrate CANopen devices into almost any other
PLC system and their supported networks.
The gateway is based on patented Anybus
technology, a proven industrial communica-
tion solution used all over the world by lead-
ing manufacturers of industrial automation
products. Each module offers CANopen
master/slave connectivity to one of these in-
dustrial networks: EtherCAT, PROFIBUS
DPV1, DeviceNet, ControlNet, CANopen,
Modbus RTU, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET
IO (both RT and IRT) or Modbus TCP.
No proprietary configuration software is
needed, though dedicated configuration
tools are required when setting up the actual
industrial network communications. Any
standard CANopen configuration tool can
be used to configure the CANopen inter-
face.
The gateways transmit I/O data transparently between the two networks. I/O data from the primary
fieldbus/Ethernet network is written into CANopen objects that can be mapped into CANopen PDO-
sor read via CANopen SDOs and vice versa.
The gateway, described in this manual, connects a PROFINET network with a CANopen network. The
module acts as a PROFINET adapter/slave on the primary network and can act either as a slave or as
a master on the sub-network, transmitting I/O data between the networks.
The PROFINET adapter/slave interface, connected to the primary network, is configured with a stand-
ard device description file (GSD/EDS) and the standard configuration tool of the master of that net-
work. No programming is required.
Device Level with CANopen Slaves
(secondary network)
PROFINET IO Network
(primary network)
Master
(e.g. PLC)
Slave Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave Slave
Slave
Slave
Anybus X-gateway
CANopen
CANopen
Master/Slave
PROFINET IO
Network
Slave
IMPORTANT: This product acts as a gateway between two industrial networks. One network is a CANopen sub-
network, on which the module either acts as a master or as a slave, depending on configuration. Using the module, this
CANopen sub-network is connected to and can exchange data with another kind of industrial network, e.g. PROFIB-
US or EtherNet/IP, connected to the module. To make it easier to distinguish the two networks from each other, the
CANopen sub-network will be called the secondary network throughout the manual. The other network will be called
the primary network. In the product that this manual describes, the primary network is
PROFINET and the secondary
network is CANopen.