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Appendix | EtherCAT Documentation
IF1032/ETH
A 2.4
EtherCAT Configuration with the Beckhoff TwinCAT©-Manager
For example the Beckhoff TwinCAT Manager can be used as EtherCAT master.
Copy the device description file (EtherCAT®-Slave information)
Micro-Epsilon.xml
from the includ-
ed CD in the directory \\TwinCAT\IO\EtherCAT (for TwinCAT V2.xx) or \\TwinCAT\3.1\Config\IO\EtherCAT
(for TwinCAT V3.xx) before the measuring device can be configured via EtherCAT®.
EtherCAT® slave information files are XML files, which specify the characteristics of the slave device for the
EtherCAT® master and contain information to the supported communication objects.
Restart the TwinCAT-Manager after copying.
Searching for a device:
Select the tab
I/O Devices,
then
Scan
.
Confirm with
Yes.
Select a network card, where to look for EtherCAT® slaves.
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