Commissioning
EL600x, EL602x 91Version: 4.6
• the devices/modules be connected to the power supply and ready for communication
• TwinCAT must be in CONFIG mode on the target system.
The online scan process consists of:
• detecting the EtherCAT device [}96] (Ethernet port at the IPC)
• detecting the connected EtherCAT devices [}97]. This step can be carried out independent of the
preceding step
• troubleshooting [}100]
The scan with existing configuration [}101] can also be carried out for comparison.
5.2.5 OFFLINE configuration creation
Creating the EtherCAT device
Create an EtherCAT device in an empty System Manager window.
Fig.95: Append EtherCAT device (left: TwinCAT2; right: TwinCAT3)
Select type ‘EtherCAT’ for an EtherCAT I/O application with EtherCAT slaves. For the present publisher/
subscriber service in combination with an EL6601/EL6614 terminal select “EtherCAT Automation Protocol
via EL6601”.
Fig.96: Selecting the EtherCAT connection (TwinCAT2.11, TwinCAT3)
Then assign a real Ethernet port to this virtual device in the runtime system.
Fig.97: Selecting the Ethernet port
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