AKD EtherCAT | 3 Installation and Setup
3.7.1 Scan devices
First ensure that the EtherCAT master is physically connected to the EtherCAT AKD. Create
a new (empty) project. Right click I/O-Devices and scan for the devices. An example is
included in the EtherCAT network card, which is plugged into the PC.
A pop-up window informs you that not all devices can be detected by the TwinCAT software.
Click
OK
to continue.
3.7.2 Select the device
TwinCAT must be able to find the EtherCAT network card. An EtherCAT slave must be con-
nected to the network card; otherwise TwinCAT will find a real-time EtherNET card instead of
the EtherCAT card. Press the
OK
button.
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