
Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Contents
TCP/IP configuration interface......................................................... 32
Ethernet TCP/IP socket interface .................................................... 37
TCP/IP process image example ....................................................... 46
TCP/IP socket monitor ..................................................................... 48
Interfaces and operation.................................................................. 53
EtherNet/IP Class 1 communication — Implicit messaging ........... 55
Ethernet/IP Class 3 communication — Explicit messaging ............ 60
Example for the configuration of explicit messaging...................... 72
TCP/IP configuration interface......................................................... 73
Ethernet TCP/IP socket interface .................................................... 73
Diagnostics and troubleshooting..................................................... 74
Interfaces and operation.................................................................. 75
Basic configuration — Assigning an IP address .............................. 76
TCP/IP configuration interface......................................................... 83
Ethernet TCP/IP socket interface .................................................... 83
Diagnostics and troubleshooting..................................................... 83
PROFINET IO gateway......................................................................................... 84
5.4.1
Interfaces and operation.................................................................. 85
TCP/IP configuration interface......................................................... 99
Ethernet TCP/IP socket interface .................................................... 99
Diagnostics and troubleshooting...................................................100
Interfaces and operation................................................................101
Installation of the gateway in the Flexi Soft system .....................103
EtherCAT configuration of the gateway .........................................104
Input data — Flexi Soft to EtherCAT ...............................................107
Output data — EtherCAT to Flexi Soft ............................................107
Tag name export .............................................................................108
Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) ........................................................110
TCP/IP configuration interface.......................................................110
CoE (CAN application layer over EtherCAT) ...................................111
Diagnostics and troubleshooting...................................................114