Baumuller b maXX 5000 User Manual

Operation
Instruction handbook b maXX 5000
Document No.: 5.09021.16
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of 328
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8.4.2 VARAN.
Type code b maXX 5000 with VARAN:
BM5XXX-XXXX-XXXX-02XX
-
A b maXX 5000 with
fieldbus option VARAN can communicate with a VARAN master.
X3 and X4 on the front side of the device ar
e the RJ45 connections for VARAN (also see
ZCon
nections on the front side– as from page 171).
Mounting and 
installation.
The mounting/installation consists
of the following steps:
1 De-
energize the b maXX 5000 device
2 Set the b maXX 5000 IP-
address,
see ZSetting the IP
address with address switches– as from page 100.
3 Conn
ect b maXX 5000 with VARAN bus cables (Ethernet-LAN cable at least CAT 5).
n X3: VA
RAN-In, X4: VARAN-Out. 
On the first b maXX 5000 nod
e of a VARAN line X3 is connected with the VARAN
master. X4 is connected with X3 of the next b maXX 5000 slave in the lin
e, and so
on. The last node of a VARAN line has no connection of X4 or is connected with a
PC (tunneling of Ethernet frames via VARAN to the controller, e. g. to communicate
with ProDriv
e).
Each slave within the VARAN line can be addressed and parametrized via selection
of its IP a
ddress.
Figure 100: VARAN fieldbus connection
NOTE!
A point-to-point connection between PC (ProDrive) and b maXX 5000 VARAN slave
X4 for commissioning is possible even without a VARAN master.

Baumuller b maXX 5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Baumuller
Model	b maXX 5000
Category	Servo Drives
Language	English