Auto configuration of the linear conveyor
Manual – ECC-DFC field bus controller
7.4. Connect PC to the fieldbus controller network
Connect the Ethernet connection of your PC to the auto configuration master
using an Ethernet cable as shown in figure 18.
Figure 18 Initial connection of a PC to the ECC-DFC subnetwork
NOTICE!
The PC must be connected directly to the network of the fieldbus controller.
Avoid connecting via Ethernet switches or wireless routers/switches. If a wireless
switch is not correctly configured, the recording function will not work. You
should also ensure that the firewall of the network is disabled.
7.5. Auto configuration procedure
The flow direction of the conveyor system determines how the auto configuration
procedure is started. The module that is the furthest upstream or the closest to
the infeed end of the conveyor belt is defined as the auto configuration master.
The auto configuration procedure is initiated by the auto configuration master.
Because of its physical location on the conveyor belt and in the Ethernet connec-
tion chain, the auto configuration master automatically connects to all down-
stream modules and configures their IP addresses for communication. The pro-
gram then automatically configures the flow direction.
The following processes have to be observed:
1. Start the ECShell engineering software and press F2. Choose “Network Services” in
the dialog window and click “Discover”.
2. When the modules of the fieldbus controller appear in the module table, choose the
one that you want to configure and click “AutoConfig”, as shown in figure 19.
3. When the topology has been set up, select the module from which you wish to
configure the line and click “AutoConfig From the Selected Node”, as shown in figure
20.
4. This triggers the auto configuration process, which will propagate itself on all following
fieldbus controller modules and configure the entire line.
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