Beckhoff EL500 Series User Manual

Table of contents
EL500x4 Version: 3.6
5.1 TwinCAT Quick Start .......................................................................................................................49
5.1.1 TwinCAT2 ....................................................................................................................... 51
5.1.2 TwinCAT 3 ....................................................................................................................... 61
5.2 TwinCAT Development Environment ..............................................................................................73
5.2.1 Installation of the TwinCAT real-time driver..................................................................... 73
5.2.2 Notes regarding ESI device description........................................................................... 79
5.2.3 TwinCAT ESI Updater ..................................................................................................... 83
5.2.4 Distinction between Online and Offline............................................................................ 83
5.2.5 OFFLINE configuration creation ...................................................................................... 84
5.2.6 ONLINE configuration creation ........................................................................................ 89
5.2.7 EtherCAT subscriber configuration.................................................................................. 97
5.3 General Notes - EtherCAT Slave Application................................................................................106
5.4 EL5001, EL5002............................................................................................................................114
5.4.1 Function principles and notes ........................................................................................ 114
5.4.2 Commissioning instructions ........................................................................................... 117
5.4.3 Object description and parameterization ....................................................................... 124
5.4.4 Status and control bits ................................................................................................... 133
5.5 EL5001-0011 .................................................................................................................................133
5.5.1 Function principles and notes ........................................................................................ 133
5.5.2 Commissioning instructions ........................................................................................... 134
5.5.3 Object description and parameterization ....................................................................... 137
5.6 EL5001-0090 .................................................................................................................................142
5.6.1 TwinSAFE SC................................................................................................................ 142
5.6.2 TwinSAFE SC process data EL5001-0090.................................................................... 146
5.6.3 Object description and parameterization ....................................................................... 146
6 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................154
6.1 EtherCAT AL Status Codes...........................................................................................................154
6.2 Firmware compatibility...................................................................................................................154
6.3 Firmware Update EL/ES/EM/EPxxxx ............................................................................................155
6.3.1 Device description ESI file/XML..................................................................................... 156
6.3.2 Firmware explanation .................................................................................................... 159
6.3.3 Updating controller firmware *.efw................................................................................. 160
6.3.4 FPGA firmware *.rbf....................................................................................................... 161
6.3.5 Simultaneous updating of several EtherCAT devices.................................................... 165
6.4 Restoring the delivery state ...........................................................................................................166
6.5 Support and Service ......................................................................................................................167

Beckhoff EL500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Beckhoff
Model	EL500 Series
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English