Descriptions and Requirements
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PC Cards cifX Compact PCI, Mini PCI, Mini PCIe, PCI-104 | Installation, Operation and Hardware Description
DOC120205UM53EN | Revision 53 | English | 2019-03 | Released | Public
© Hilscher, 2008-2019
3.6.6
AIFX-RE\M12: Max. permissible Current per external LED
When using the Ethernet AIFX-RE\M12 detached network interface with the
requirement IP67 and the LED signals are routed via the cable connector
LED signals X3 to the mainboard or to a separate detached LED board, the
maximum current drawn per LED must not exceed 5 mA.
Note:
The outputs on the cable connector LED signals X3 can drive max.
5 mA. This means that the maximum permissible current per external LED
is 5 mA. If this maximum current is not sufficient, an external driver is
required previous to the LED.
3.7 Requirements for Operation of the PC Cards cifX
Operating the PC cards cifX properly, the following described requirements
must be fulfilled.
Protocols
CC-Link IE Field Basic Slave,
EtherCAT Slave,
EtherCAT Master,
EtherNet/IP Adapter (Slave),
EtherNet/IP Scanner (Master),
Open Modbus/TCP,
POWERLINK-Controlled-Node/Slave,
PROFINET IO Device (Slave),
PROFINET IO Controller (Master),
Sercos Slave,
Sercos Master,
VARAN Client (Slave)
PROFIBUS DP Slave,
PROFIBUS DP Master,
PROFIBUS MPI Device,
CANopen Slave,
CANopen Master,
DeviceNet Slave,
DeviceNet Master,
CC-Link Slave
Software
Installation
1. Driver for the Host Interface
Host Interfaces: Compact PCI, Mini PCI, Mini PCI Express and PCI-104
• The device driver
cifX Device Driver
must be installed (from V1.0.x.x).
If you install the device into a PC, in general Windows
®
will be available as operating system. In this case
the cifX Device Driver must be installed to communicate to the device and to exchange data via the dual-
port memory.
Important!
Upgrade older versions of the
cifX Device Driver
necessarily on the current version
indicated in section
OR
• If Windows
®
is not available as operating system, an own driver must be developed using the cifX Driver
Toolkit and this driver must be installed.
• For the operating systems Linux, Windows
®
CE, VxWorks, QNX and IntervalZero RTX ™ you can buy
Device Driver at the company Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
2. The configuration software
SYCON.net
or alternatively the simple Slave configuration tool
netX
Configuration Tool
must be installed or another application program by which the PC card cifX (Slave)
can be parameterized.
How to use the
Software
On how to use the software for the configuration, the firmware download and for the diagnosis, note the
following notice:
Important!
The USB interface, the serial interface as well as the cifX Device Driver may only be
used exclusively by
one
software, that is
- the
SYCON.net
configuration software (with integrated ODMV3) or
- the
netX Configuration Tool
or
- the
cifX Test Application
or
- the
cifX Driver Setup Utility
or
- the application program.
Never use the listed software simultaneously, otherwise this will result in communication
problems with the device.
If the SYCON.net configuration software was used on the PC, then stop the ODMV3 service
before you use one of the other software listed above. Therefore, select
Service > Stop
from
the context menu of the ODMV3 system tray icon.
Firmware
Download
3. Using the configuration software
SYCON.net
or for the Slave alternatively the Slave configuration tool
netX Configuration Tool
, the user must select and download the firmware to the PC card cifX.
Parameter
Setting
4. The PC card cifX must be parameterized using one of the following options:
• Configuration Software
SYCON.net
• alternatively Slave configuration tool
netX Configuration Tool
(only Slave)
• Application program (programming required)
