FAD-40 Technical Manual, Rev.2.1.0; February 2022
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CANopen Interface
Use
Interfacing with PC or PLC
Data format
CANopen
Baud rate
Automatically detected and supported baud rates are 10 kbps, 20 kbps, 50 kbps,
100 kbps, 125 kbps, 250 kbps, 500 kbps, 800 kbps, 1 Mbps;
Autobaud is default setting.
Warning:
Connect the shield to the reference ground or shield pin of the power connector.
Warning:
Disconnect xFace PC software for Profibus interfacing.
9.3. CANopen Interfacing
FAD-40CO instruments have two interface connectors on the front of the instrument: CANopen and RS-232C.
The table below describes the data formats for interfacing the peripherals and their application.
Data Format
Description
Application
Hardware
CANopen
CANopen interfacing.
Refer to chapter 5.13
Interfacing with PLC
CANopen
Table 11.3
– Data output interfacing
Attention:
Please disable the interface you will not use to increase the performance of the instrument.
9.4. Setup and Calibration
FAD-40CO instruments are set up and calibrated by xFace. The A/D Converter settings are very important for a
good weighing performance. Please refer to chapter 5.3.
9.5. CANopen Setup
The CANopen setup is done by xFace software as described in this chapter. Select the Gateway tab after
connecting xFace to the instrument. You will see the CANopen parameters in this tab.
CANopen Setup
There is only one parameter for the CANopen network.
CANopen Rack Address
The address range is 1 (default setting) to 127.
