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Basic Device Manual AS-i ControllerE M4 Target V15
2015-10-30
System requirements
Information concerning the device
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System requirements
3.1
Information concerning the device
This manual describes the AS-i controllere family of
ifm electronic gmbh
with master profile M4
with AS-i version 3.0 masters
with a firmware from version RTS 2.2
with the target from V.15.
3.2
Information concerning the software
The controllere operates with CoDeSys
®
as from version 2.3. The minimum system requirements of
this software are as follows:
CPU Pentium II, 500 MHz
working memory (RAM) 128 MB, recommended: 256 MB
free hard disc memory (HD) 100 MB
operating systems Windows
®
98 / NT4.0 / 2000 / XP
Windows
®
Vista is not yet supported!
CD-ROM drive
In the "programming manual CoDeSys
®
2.3" more information about the use of the programming
system "CoDeSys for Automation Alliance" is given. This manual can be downloaded free of charge
from
ifm's
website at:
> Select country/language > [Service] > [Download] > [Bus system AS-Interface]
3.3
Required accessories
In addition to a controllere you need the following accessories (not supplied) to run the system:
24 V power supply (e.g. order no. DN2011) and
one AS-i power supply per AS-i master (e.g. article no. AC1216)
as well as AS-i slaves.
Description of the corresponding fieldbus or the Ethernet programming interface
→ separate supplementary manual for this device manual
If you want to use the PC for configuration and programming you also need:
the software "CoDeSys for Automation Alliance" version 2.3 or higher
a programming cable (e.g. article no. E70320)
as well as a PC with serial interface.