3.7 Setup via TwinCAT NC/PTP System Manager
Before you set up the drive, make sure the following have been completed:
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The AKD is configured with WorkBench and the servomotor is able to move
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A correctly configured EtherCAT card is present in the master.
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TwinCAT software from Beckhoff (NC/PTP-Mode setup) is installed. Install first the
TwinCAT System Manager, restart your PC, then install the option package NC/PTP-
Mode.
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The XML description of the drive is available (the XML file on the DVD or on the Koll-
morgen website).
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An AKD EtherCAT slave is connected to the EtherCAT master PC.
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The TwinCAT system manager resides in Config-Mode. The current mode of the system
manager is displayed of the bottom right side of the TwinCAT main-screen window.
Copy the XML description of the drive to the TwinCAT system (usually to the folder
c:\TwinCAT\IO\EtherCAT) and restart the TwinCAT system since TwinCAT analyzes all
device description files during start-up.
The following example explains the automatic EtherCAT network setup. The network setup
can also be done manually; please refer to the TwinCAT manual for more details.
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