Chapter
5
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Ethernet gateways
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Ethernet gateways
This chapter describes the following Flexi Soft gateways:
EtherNet/IP gateway (FX0-GENT)
Modbus TCP gateway (FX0-GMOD)
PROFINET IO gateway (FX0-GPNT)
EtherCAT gateway (FX0-GETC)
5.1
Common features of the Ethernet gateways
5.1.1
TCP/IP configuration interface
The Flexi Soft Ethernet gateways offer a TCP/IP configuration interface which allows the
configuration of the Flexi Soft system over Ethernet TCP/IP. This runs parallel to the
Ethernet TCP/IP or other Ethernet protocols.
Do not connect to the Flexi Soft system via the RS-232 and the Ethernet interface at
the same time!
The Flexi Soft system can only communicate with one instance of the Flexi Soft Designer at
one time. Connecting to the Flexi Soft system using multiple instances of the Designer,
either on a single PC or multiple PCs, may result in inconsistencies of the configuration
and the diagnostics as well as in operational errors. This applies to both RS-232 and
Ethernet connections equally.
Consider the signal delay for remote TCP/IP connections!
Remote TCP/IP connections to the gateway may be unstable if the signal delay is too
great.
Check the signal delay to the gateway using the ping command. Signal delays > 300 ms
may cause the connection to break down.
Possible solutions:
Make sure that the connection is fast enough or make another route if this is possible.
Or:
Use a software tool like
Teamviewer
or
PC anywhere
to control a local computer on
which the Flexi Soft Designer software is installed and connected with the Flexi Soft
system.
Or:
Contact SICK support.
In order to configure a gateway for TCP/IP configuration for the first time, perform the
following steps:
Step 1: Assign an IP address
Connect a PC or notebook to the RS-232 interface of the FX3-CPUx.
Power up the Flexi Soft System.
Open the Flexi Soft Designer configuration tool installed on the PC and load the
hardware configuration including the gateway.
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