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Commissioning
Changing the device name
1. Stop communication if it is active.
2. Select
Fuchs WCS
from the list of nodes (default device name: UNIGATE-IC)
and double-click on the device symbol.
3. In the WCS module
Properties
window, enter the new device name in the
Name
field and
save the configuration.
The interface module is given the name you entered and can then be uniquely identified
by the PLC.
Depending on your application, select one, two, three or four connected readers and the
operating mode. In the first 4 operating modes, the readers output their position. In the
"Position and Speed" operating mode, the readers output their position and the speed at which
they are currently moving.
4.5
Request byte for read heads
F0=0: The reader sends the position data to the interface module. This standard function is
automatically active after commissioning.
F0=1: The reader sends the result of the diagnostic function.
For more information on the function of F0, .
Note!
The PLC must not communicate with the device via EtherCAT while you are changing the
device name. If you try to change the device name while the plant is in operation, an error
message will be output.
Reader address 3
Reader address 2
Reader address 1
Reader address 0
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
F0
0
F0
0
F0
0
F0
