Eaton XC-303 Series - Searching for and Incorporating Ethercat Modules

10 EtherCAT
10.3 Searching for and incorporating EtherCAT modules
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Figure 87: EtherCAT master settings
10.3 Searching for and incorporating EtherCAT modules
To connect the XControl PLC to an EtherCAT module such as a EU5C-SWD-
ETHERCAT gateway, follow the steps below:
▶ Log in to the XControl PLC by using the <Online|Log in> command
sequence in XSOFT-CODESYS-3.
▶ Right-click on "EtherCAT_Master (…)".
▶ Then select <Search for device…>.
The PLC programming software will run an automatic search for all devices
connected to the XControl EtherCAT_Master. The search result list dialog
box will show all the devices that were found.
Figure 88: Search result list for the search for devices
▶ Click on the <Copy all devices to the project> button.
The devices will be shown in the PLC configuration's device tree. SmartWire-
DT modules that are already connected to the EtherCAT gateway will also be
shown in the device tree automatically (e.g., EU5E_SWD_8DX).