EM58 • HS58 • HM58 POWERLINK
5.4 Encoder installation under Automation Studio environment
5.4.1 Description of the XDD file
The functionality of a POWERLINK device is always described in a XDD file (XML
Device Description file). The Device Description File provides information about
the device basic communication and functional properties. It must be installed
in the MN device.
The file name is primarily built up as follows:
0xVendorID_ProductName.xdd
e.g. 0000012E_Lika_EM13_16384
POWERLINK encoders from Lika Electronic are supplied with their own XDD file.
Specific XDD files are provided to each encoder series, please refer to the order
code: EM58 series; HS58 series; and HM58 series.
They are:
•
0000012E_Lika_EM13_16384_EthernetPOWERLINK.xdd
: it is
intended for installation of
EM58 series encoders
(“0000012E_Lika”
shows the Vendor ID -expressed in hexadecimal notation- and name;
“EM” is the encoder series; “13” is the physical singleturn resolution of
the encoder expressed in bits; “16384” is the number of physical
revolutions of the multiturn versions);
•
0000012E_Lika_HS18_EthernetPOWERLINK.xdd
: it is intended for
installation of
HS58 series encoders
;
•
0000012E_Lika_HM16_16384_EthernetPOWERLINK.xdd
: it is
intended for installation of
HM58 series encoders
.
XDD files are paired with the
Lika.bmp
picture file available inside the file
folder.
www.lika.biz > ROTARY ENCODERS > ABSOLUTE ENCODERS
to download the XDD files from Lika's corporate web site.
MAN EM58_HS58_HM58 PL E 1.1.odt
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