Configuration
EK3100
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Version: 1.5
5.2
Beckhoff Device Manager
5.2.1
Installing the USB driver
Allocated IP address
The USB driver is not fully installed, if the IP address 172.21.42.15 on the host PC is already allo-
cated.
Use
Prompt > ipconfig
to check whether the IP address is allocated. If this is the case, change the
IP address before proceeding.
To access the Beckhoff Device Manager of the EK3100 Bus Coupler, the corresponding USB driver first has
to be installed on the host PC.
After successful installation, the driver simulates an additional local Ethernet interface on the host PC with
the fixed IP address: 172.21.42.15 and subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Requirements:
• IP address 172.21.42.15 is not already used on the host PC.
• USB driver for the host PC: --- FEHLENDER LINK ---
• USB driver for the host PC:
(Driver for USB interface for Web Diagnostics)
-
(Driver for USB interface for Web Diagnostics, Windows 10)
Install the USB driver as follows:
1. Use a USB cable to connect the EK3100 Bus Coupler to the host PC and start the Bus Coupler.
The device
Beckhoff Automation GmbH EK Series USB
appears in the device manager of the host
PC.
2. Click on
Beckhoff Automation GmbH EK Series USB
, then on
Update Driver Software
.
3. Specify the correct file path and install the driver on the host PC.