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Chapter
5
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Ethernet gateways
5.5.7
Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE)
The EoE functionality of the gateway needs to be activated via the EtherCAT network
configuration tool (e.g. TwinCAT) before it can be used. The gateway itself has no real MAC
address. Therefore it is necessary to assign a virtual MAC address and the IP settings to
the device.
Follow the instructions in the online help or in the user manual of your EtherCAT
network configuration tool for activating EoE.
If the EoE configuration is loaded to the gateway it can be accessed over Ethernet by the
Flexi Soft Designer.
The EoE protocol only works if the gateway is in the
Pre-Operational
state or higher,
because it relies on the EtherCAT mailboxes of the Gateway, which are not available in the
Init
state.
5.5.8
TCP/IP configuration interface
In order to use the TCP/IP communication interface, the FX0-GETC must be part of a
working EtherCAT network. EoE functionality must be enabled for the Flexi Soft system and
an IP address and a subnet mask must be assigned to it in the EtherCAT configuration
tool.
Follow the instructions in the online help or in the user manual of your EtherCAT
network configuration tool for assigning an IP address and a subnet mask.
If the EtherCAT master and the Flexi Soft Designer are running on different PCs, then
TCP/IP routing must be enabled in the Flexi Soft Designer.
In the
Com settings
window, create a new TCP/IP profile or modify an existing TCP/IP
profile for the FX0-GETC, activate the checkbox for
Enable TCP/IP routing
and enter a
suitable
Subnet address
and
Gateway address
.
Fig. 53: EoE activation for the
FX0-GETC in TwinCAT
Note