Omron GRT1-ECT SmartSlice, Руководство по эксплуатации

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1 EtherCAT Network
1 - 6 GRT1-series EtherCAT Communication Unit - Operation Manual
An EtherCAT network contains following parts:
Administers the EtherCAT network, monitors the state of Slaves, exchanges I/O data with Slaves.
One unit or a combination of units that can receive signals from the EtherCAT Master Unit and that can
perform a task.
Example for one unit as an EtherCAT Slave
• A Servo Drive with an EtherCAT connector.
Example for a combination of units as an EtherCAT Slave:
• A Communication Unit with a set of I/O Units.
A Communication Unit gives other units the possibility to function as a Slave in an EtherCAT network.
The hardware has:
• EtherCAT IN connection = To receive signals from an EtherCAT Master Unit.
• EtherCAT OUT connection(s) = To relay signals to other EtherCAT units.
• Possibility to connect to other units like I/O units.
The GRT1-ECT is a Communication Unit.
The configuration tool is PC software for configuration of settings of the EtherCAT network and each
Slave. Connect the configuration tool to the EtherCAT Master Unit.
Use 100BASE-TX shielded twisted pair cables, category 5 or higher.
The cables should be double-shielded (aluminum tape and braided shielding).
Describes information specific to EtherCAT Slaves in XML format.
By reading this file into the Configuration Tool, it is possible to perform various settings such as
mapping of Slaves to I/O memory easily.
1-2-2 Overview of EtherCAT network parts
EtherCAT Master Unit
Slave / EtherCAT Slave
Communication Unit
Configuration Tool
Communication cable
ESI (EtherCAT Slave Information) file