Configuration
EK9300
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Version: 3.2.6
For some PROFINET controllers this must happen on startup, while other PROFINET controllers enable it to
occur at runtime, which simplifies testing significantly. Disabling/enabling of terminals at runtime is a feature
of the PROFINET controller and may or may not be possible in practice, depending on the manufacturer of
the PROFINET controller.
Option 2
The configuration is sent by the PLC via the record data. Here too, the manufacturers offer different options.
Contact the manufacturer of your PROFINET controller, if you have any queries.
A requirement for option 2 is that your PROFINET controller allows and supports access to the record data.
PROFINET record
data (write request)
Value
Meaning
Slot*
0
Slot number, always "0"
SubSlot*
1
Sub-slot number, always "1"
Index
0#2010
PROFINET index number
Length
variable
Length of the following data
Data
Each Bus Terminal requires 2 bits:
00
bin
terminal present
10
bin
terminal not present
Enabling/disabling of the EtherCAT devices
* For some PROFINET controllers these data are automatically taken from the GSDML and do not have to
be configured.
Procedure
Once the station has been configured, the following steps are required.
If the machine is ordered with the maximum configuration (with all options), generally no action is required,
since the hardware matches the project configuration.
If one of the options is not included, then hardware and project planning differ. The PROFINET coupler
indicates this via the message "Module difference".
Now disable the terminals, which are not present. When this is done, the message "Module Difference" is
removed from the coupler. If the message "Module Difference" remains, you may have the wrong slot or too
few slots disabled.
No subslots
Subslots are not counted and cannot be used for the multi-configuration mode.
Only slots can be used, irrespective of a module using subslots or not.
No Shared Device
The Shared Device feature cannot be used when the multi-configuration mode is used.
No pack or (*) terminals
Pack or (*) terminals cannot be used in multi-configuration mode.
5.5.3
EK9300 - IO-LINK
Description
The EK9300 (from firmware 6) supports the IO-Link master EL6224 (EtherCAT Terminal) and EP6224
(EtherCAT Box). The GSDML file (from version GSDML-V2.32-beckhoff-EK9300-20160408.xml) includes
this IO-Link master. Each IO-Link device is addressed as a submodule and must be configured via the
GSDML file.
