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AKD PDMM User Guide | 3.2 KAS IDE Project View
3.2 KAS IDE Project View
The KAS IDE contains tools for configuring the EtherCAT network, setting up and tuning the drives, add-
ing and configuring HMIs, and creating a PLC program. For more complete information see the KAS IDE
User Guide.
Once a project (new or saved) is opened, the user can open a variety of items to build a project from the
Project Explorer:
1. Create
PLC Programs
2. Add Motion
3. Configure Res-
ident I/O
4. Configure
Drives and
Remote I/O
5. Add Additional
Reference
Documents
Figure 5-5: Project View
3.3 Configuring the Drives and Remote I/O
All drives, including the drive in the PDMM itself and the Remote I/O, can be configured by the IDE. In
order to connect to an EtherCAT device you must first compile your project. After the project is compiled
you must connect to the target:
1. Compile Project
2. Connect to Tar-
get
Figure 5-6: Compile and Connect
Next click on the EtherCAT item in the project view to bring up the EtherCAT Devices screen in the IDE
workspace. Click on Scan Devices and the IDE will launch a view which automatically identifies your con-
nected device(s). Click OK, to add these devices to the project.
1. Go to the
EtherCAT
Devices
view and
press Scan
Devices
2. Mapped to
Axis in the
Application
Figure 5-7: Scan Devices & Mapped to Axis
The devices are added to the project view:
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