AV with EtherCAT
Introduction
This HOW-TO describes the integration of a Emerson AVENTICS EtherCAT AV valve system into ctrlX. Other Emerson AVENTICS EtherCAT valve systems can also be commissioned in this way.
Step-by-Step guide
Step 1:
Install and set up the EtherCAT Master in ctrlX. If you have any questions, please refer to the help of ctrlX or the Internet.
Step 2:
After setting up the EtherCAT master, the ctrlX I/O engineering can be started and should look like the following figure.
Step 3:
First, the description files of the AVENTICS AES EtherCAT coupler must be installed. To do this, click on "Tools->Device Repository..." button.
In the following window, click on "Install..." and select and apply the device description files for the AES EtherCAT device from the file system.
After installation, the bus coupler and modules should be included in the descriptions.
Step 4:
If not already available, connect the AES EtherCAT module to the PLC. Then a scan of the EtherCAT network can be performed.
The AES devices should be found and can be transferred to the project by clicking on "Insert all scanned devices".
Once transferred to the project, the AES unit should look like Figure 7.
Step 5:
After inserting the coupler, the modules can be scanned.
Currently, however, the modules cannot be automatically transferred to the slots, so that they then have to be inserted into the slots by hand.
After plugging in the modules, the module list must match the scanned list.
Step 6:
Then load the configuration into the controller and check whether it works without error messages.
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