3. Configuration
To be able to configure the BoX2 device, the following software might be required:
• iX Developer
NOTE
Not applicable for BoX2 pro motion.
• BCS Tools for BoX2 with CODESYS Runtime.
• WARP Engineering Studio can be used to set the IP address.
3.1. How to Set the IP Address in BoX2
Changing the IP address on a BoX2 device can be done in two ways. Either by editing a JSON-file
manually or by configuring it through WARP. For instructions on both methods, see the following
chapters.
3.1.1. Manually Editing the JSON-file
NOTE
On BoX2 pro SC, BoX2 pro motion and BoX2 extreme SC, if the EtherCAT driver is
enabled, LAN A is used for EtherCAT only.
LAN B is for programming and communication.
Follow these steps to edit the network settings on a BoX2 base v2, BoX2 pro (incl. motion) and BoX2
extreme:
1. Download and extract this zip-file on your computer.
The zip-file and instructions can also be found here.
2. Edit the JSON-file to change the network settings.
In the following example, IP-address on LAN B is changed:
Original content in JSON-file:
{
"Number": "6",
"Enabled": true,
"Command": "LAN B IP",
"Entry": [
"192.168.1.1"
],
"Comment": ""
},
Configuration
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