8 | Commissioning
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8.2
AS6: Putting the EtherCAT system into operation
The AS6 development environment gives you the option to map the hardware environment of your EtherCAT system and to
configure and parameterize all necessary bus parameters including data exchange via master and slaves (also see the
chapter
AS6: Structure of the program interface [
Note that all system nodes have to be networked physically before commissioning. In addition, you have projected the
drive controllers in question in advance, i.e. EtherCAT slaves in DriveControlSuite, and transmitted the project configuration
to those drive controllers.
Information
For the following description, we require that you have projected the
CiA 402 HiRes Motion
application.
Information
Always perform the steps included in the following chapters in the specified order!
Some parameters of the DriveControlSuite are interdependent and do not become accessible to you until you have first
configured certain settings. Follow the steps in the specified sequence so that you can finish the parameterization
completely.
8.2.1
Creating a standard project
1.
Start the AS6 development environment.
2.
Select
Basic Operations
>
New Project
.
ð
The
New Project
dialog box opens.
3.
Select the standard MC6 project that corresponds to your hardware version. Give it a name and save it wherever you
want.
ð
AutomationControlSuite opens and the
Devices
view is active.
8.2.2
Adding a drive controller
1.
In the device tree, navigate to the module
EtherCAT_Master (EtherCAT Master)
> Context menu
Add Device
.
ð
The
Add Device
dialog box opens.
2.
Device
area >
Vendor
:
Select STOBER Antriebstechnik GmbH + Co. KG – Drives and open the folder with the same name.
ð
All drive controllers that can be mapped are displayed.
3.
Highlight the desired drive controller in the
SoftMotion_HiRes
version and confirm with
Add Device
.
4.
Repeat step 3 for all of the drive controllers in your EtherCAT system.
ð
The selected drive controllers are added in the device tree under the
EtherCAT_Master (EtherCAT Master)
motion
controller.
