ICP DAS USA ECAT-201x EtherCAT Slave I/O, User Manual

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ECAT-2011H EtherCAT Slave I/O module
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3.2 Configuration and Operation
Before following the steps below, you must first install the EtherCAT Master software (e.g., Beckhoff
TwinCAT, refer to
http://infosys.beckhoff.com ). In this example, we will use Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.x to
configuring and operating the ECAT module, and Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X is the most commonly used
EtherCAT Master Software.
Inserting into the EtherCAT network
NOTE
Installation the latest XML device description(ESI)
Ensure that the latest XML device description has been installed in the appropriate
TwinCAT folder. The ESI file can be downloaded from the ICP DAS web site
(http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/fieldbus_cd/ethercat/slave/ecat-2000/software/), and
should be installed according to the installation instructions.
Step 1 Install the ESI file
ESI Filename , as indicated in the table below.
Module Filename
ECAT-2011H ICPDAS_ECAT-2011.xml
ECAT-2012H ICPDAS_ECAT-2012.xml
ECAT-2016N ICPDAS_ECAT-2016.xml
Copy the ESI file to the appropriate Master Tools installation folder , as indicated in the table
below.
Software Default Path
Beckhoff EtherCAT Configuration C:\EtherCAT Configurator\EtherCAT
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.X C:\TwinCAT\3.x\Config\Io\EtherCAT
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.X C:\TwinCAT\Io\EtherCAT