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Control technology | EtherCAT communication manual
Commissioning of the system
Detailed commissioning steps
56 L DMS 3.1 EN 01/2011 TD17
7.2.7 Creating the configuration in the »EtherCAT Configurator«
The »EtherCAT Configurator« is used to set up the EtherCAT configuration. During this
process, the ECAT_PLC_CFG_1.XML and ECAT_MASTER_1.XML configuration files are
created.
These files...
 illustrate the physical structure of the EtherCAT configuration;
 contain synchronisation settings, SoftMotion parameter values (only of SoftMotion
nodes) and the variable mapping of the EtherCAT nodes.
At a later time, you have to
 import the ECAT_PLC_CFG_1.XML file into the control configuration using the »PLC
Designer«.
 write the ECAT_MASTER_1.XML file to the IPC.
Observe the following conditions before you lay out a topology in the »Engineer«:
 SoftMotion operation is only possible with Servo Drives 9400 Highline CiA402.
 The »EtherCAT Configurator« supports Lenze EtherCAT slaves and EtherCAT devices of
other manufacturers. The integration of third-party devices requires the respective
manufacturer's device descriptions.
Importing missing field devices
( 59)
 Note!
• The order of the EtherCAT slaves in the device tree must correspond to the
physical order of the EtherCAT configuration.
• In order that the system works properly, end terminals must not be used
when setting up the system configuration in the device tree.
• For the integration of external devices, the »EtherCAT Configurator« only
supports device descriptions meeting the standards.
• Select the cycle times, according to the technical data, from 1 ... 10 ms. The
cycle times are carried out by the configurations in the »EtherCAT
Configurator« and »PLC Designer«.