Technical Manual PD4-E-M (EtherCAT)
4 Commissioning
Note
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EMC: Current-carrying cables – particularly around supply and motor cables – produce
electromagnetic alternating fields.
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These can interfere with the motor and other devices. Nanotec recommends the following
measures:
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Use shielded cables and earth the cable shielding on both ends over a short distance.
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Use cables with cores in twisted pairs.
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Keep power supply and motor cables as short as possible.
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Earth motor housing with large contact area over a short distance.
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Lay supply, motor and control cables separately.
4.1 Establishing communication
4.1.1 EtherCAT
Software connection
Tip
The following description assumes that an EtherCAT master from Beckhoff with the TwinCAT
software is used.
1. Connect the EtherCAT master to the controller, see .
2. Supply the controller with voltage.
3. Obtain the ESI file that corresponds exactly to the used firmware version from the following
sources:
a. From the Nanotec website us.nanotec.com. The current version of the firmware and the ESI file
can be found in the Plug & Drive Studio download folder.
b. From Nanotec support.
4. Close the TwinCAT system manager if it is open.
5. Then copy the ESI file to the TwinCAT subfolder:
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If you use TwinCAT version 2, use folder
<TWINCAT INSTALL DIR>/Io/EtherCAT
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If you use TwinCAT version 3, use folder
<TWINCAT INSTALL DIR>/3.1/Config/Io/
EtherCAT
Example
Example: If TwinCAT 2 is installed on your computer under path
C:\TwinCAT\
, copy the
ESI file to path
C:\TwinCAT\Io\EtherCAT\
.
6. Open the ESI file with an editor. Find the AddInfo parameter. Enter:
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the value "2" if you would like to integrate the controller as Box (factory settings)
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the value "0" if you would like to integrate the controller as NC-Axis
Save and close the file.
7. Now restart the TwinCAT system manager. The ESI files are read in again following a restart.
Version: 1.0.1 / FIR-v1748
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