Getting Started with AKD EtherCAT Drives and NI SoftMotion
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14. Click
Next
to install the selected software on the controller. Click
Help
if you need
information about installing recommended software sets.
15. When MAX finishes installing the software on the controller, select the controller under
Remote Systems in the Configuration pane.
16. Click the
Network Settings
tab and expand
More Settings
in the
eth1
section.
17. Select
EtherCAT
from the
Adapter Mode
list.
Note
These settings are not available if NI-Industrial Communications for
EtherCAT is not installed to the target.
18. Some RT controllers can configure the Packet Detection of the Ethernet Adapter. If the
option is available for your target, in the
eth0 (Primary)
section click
More Settings
and
change
Packet Detection
to
Polling
. Leave the
Polling Interval
at 1 ms.
When you have completed these steps the
Network Settings
tab will look similar to
Figure 13.
Figure 13.
Network Settings Tab
19. Click
Save
.
20. Reboot the controller when prompted.
21. Close MAX.
