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Operating Instructions
Chapter
3
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Product description Flexi Soft
gateways
3.1
Device variants
Six Flexi Soft gateways are available for the different network types. Suitable for Ethernet
networks are the EtherNet/IP gateway FX0-GENT, the Modbus TCP gateway FX0-GMOD,
the PROFINET IO gateway FX0-GPNT and the EtherCAT gateway FX0-GETC. PROFIBUS DP
gateway FX0-GPRO, FX0-GCAN for CANopen and FX0-GDEV for DeviceNet are fieldbus
gateways without Ethernet functionality.
Gateway
Network type
Ethernet TCP/IP socket
interface
TCP/IP configuration
interface
FX0-GENT
EtherNet/IP
explicit messaging
EtherNet/IP implicit
messaging (only with
firmware
O
V2.00.0)
Client/server
Available at port 9000
FX0-GMOD
Modbus TCP master & slave
receive method
Client/server
Available at port 9000
FX0-GPNT
PROFINET IO slave
conformance class A
Client/server
Available at port 9000
FX0-GETC
EtherCAT slave
–
Available at port 9000
via EoE
FX0-GPRO
PROFIBUS DP slave
–
–
FX0-GCAN
CANopen slave
–
–
FX0-GDEV
DeviceNet-Slave –
–
You will find the device’s date of manufacture on the type label in the
S/N
field in the
format yywwnnnn (yy = year, ww = calendar week, nnnn = continuos serial number in the
calendar week).
3.2
Firmware versions
The Ethernet gateways FX0-GENT, FX0-GMOD and FX0-GPNT are available with different
firmware versions. To add a gateway to a Flexi Soft system in the Flexi Soft Designer’s
hardware configuration window, you must select the appropriate step from the drop down
list under the respective gateway.
Firmware version
Step
V1.xx.x V1.xx
O
V2.00.0 V2.xx
You will find the firmware version on the type label of the device.
If you use the Flexi Soft Designer command
Identify project
to identify a connected
Flexi Soft system with a gateway, the software will recognize the correct firmware
version automatically.
1)
The TCP/IP configuration interface for the FX0-GETC is only available after configuring EoE (Ethernet over
EtherCAT). See section 5.5.7 “Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE)” on page 110 and section 5.5.8 “TCP/IP
configuration interface” on page 110.
Tab. 2: Device variants and
features overview
Note
Tab. 3: Firmware versions of
the Ethernet gateways
Notes