SEW-Eurodrive DFE24B EtherCAT - Project Planning and Startup; XML File and Master Configuration (MOVIDRIVE B)

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Manual – Fieldbus Interface DFE24B EtherCAT®
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Validity of the XML file for the DFE24B
Project Planning and Startup
5 Project Planning and Startup
This chapter contains information about the configuration of the EtherCAT
®
master and
startup of the drive inverter for fieldbus operation.
5.1 Validity of the XML file for the DFE24B
The XML file is needed when DFE24B is used as a fieldbus option in MOVIDRIVE
®
B
and as a gateway in MOVITRAC
®
B or a gateway housing (UOH11B).
5.2 Configuration of the EtherCAT
®
master for MOVIDRIVE
®
B with XML file
5.2.1 XML file for running the DFE24B communication option on MOVIDRIVE
®
B
For the configuration of the EtherCAT
®
master, you can use a special XML file
(SEW_DFE24B.XML). Copy this file into a designated directory of your configuration
software.
Refer to the manuals for the appropriate project planning software for details on the pro-
cedure.
The XML files standardized by the EtherCAT
®
Technology Group (ETG) can be read by
all EtherCAT
®
masters.
5.2.2 Project planning procedure
Proceed as follows to configure MOVIDRIVE
®
B with EtherCAT
®
fieldbus interface:
1. Install (copy) the XML file according to the requirements of your project planning soft-
ware. Once the file has been installed correctly, the unit appears next to the slave
stations (under SEW-EURODRIVE → Drives) with the designation
MOVIDRIVE+DFE24B.
2. Use the menu item [Insert] to add the unit to the EtherCAT
®
structure. The address
is assigned automatically. For easier identification, you can give the unit a name.
3. Select the process data configuration required for your application (see chapter
"Configuration of the process data objects (PDO)").
4. Link the I/O or periphery data with the input and output data of the application pro-
gram.
After configuration, you can start the EtherCAT
®
communication. The LEDs RUN and
ERR indicate the communication status of the DFE24B (see chapter "Operating displays
of the DFE24B option").
5.2.3 Configuration of process data objects (PDO)
In the CoE (CAN application protocol over EtherCAT
®
) variant, EtherCAT
®
uses the pro-
cess data objects (PDO) defined in the CANopen standard for cyclic communication be-
INFORMATION
The current version of the XML file for the DFE24B control card is available on the
SEW homepage (http:sew-eurodrive.de) under the heading "Software".
INFORMATION
Do not edit or amend the entries in the XML file. SEW assumes no liability for inverter
malfunctions caused by a modified XML file!