Technosoft iPOS4808 BX-CAN, Technical Reference

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a) If a valid setup table exists, and this setup table was created with the Axis ID Selection
checkbox checked in the Drive Setup dialogue (see above) – with the value read from the
setup table. This value can be an axis number 1 to 255 or can indicate that axis ID will be
set according with the AxisID hex switch. If the drive is set in CANopen mode and the Axis
ID is over 127 it is converted into 255 and the drive enters in CAN communication “LSS
non-configured” mode
b) If a valid the setup table exists, and this was created with the Axis ID Selection checkbox
unchecked in the Drive Setup dialogue (see above) – with the last value set either from a
valid setup table or by a CANopen master via CiA-305 protocol. This value can be an axis
number 1 to 255 for TMLCAN, 1 to 127 for CANopen, or can indicate that axis ID will be
set according with the AxisID hex switch
c) If the setup table is invalid, with the last value set either from a valid setup table or by a
CANopen master via CiA-305 protocol. This value can be an axis number 1 to 255 for
TMLCAN, 1 to 127 for CANopen, or can indicate that axis ID will be set according with the
AxisID hex switch
d) If the setup table is invalid, there is no previous axis ID set from a valid setup table or by a
CANopen master, according with the AxisID hex switch
Remark: If you don’t know the axis ID set in a drive, you can find it in the following way:
a) Connect the drive via a serial RS232 link to a PC where EasySetUp or EasyMotion Studio
are installed
b) With the drive powered, open EasySetUp or EasyMotion Studio and check the status bar.
If communication with the drive is established, the status bar displays
Online in green and
nearby the drive’s Axis ID. If the status bar displays Offline in red, execute menu
command “Communication|Setup…” and in the dialogue opened select at “Channel Type”
RS232 and at “Axis ID of drive/motor connected to PC” the option Autodetected. After
closing the dialogue with OK, communication with the drive shall be established and the
status bar shall display the drive’s Axis ID
c) If the access to the drive with the unknown Axis ID is difficult, but this drive is connected
via CANbus with other Technosoft drives having an easier access, connect your PC
serially to one of the other drives. Use EasySetUp or EasyMotion Studio menu command
Communication | Scan Network to find the axis IDs of all the Technosoft drives present
in the network.