Setting Up Implicit Connection to EDS file device

Video Tutorial

Step Action
1

Open EIP settings under P2P 03 or P2P 04. Drag the desired EDS file from the EDS information screen. This example shows the GS20A EtherNet/IP Card Ver1.1 device,
2

Setup Channel number and IP address for the device. Press OK when done.

Note: Make sure this IP address is in the same network as the XBL-EIPT module.

3

Open EIP Block under P2P 03 or P2P 04. Enter the Channel number of the device in the first Column. It is 0 from our example for the GS20 Drive.

4

Choose the I/O type and Connection type for the implicit connection. Our example has ‘0.Drive Control and Status’ as the I/O type and ‘Point to Point’ as the Connection type.

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5

Click the Parameter button. Click OK button in the Parameter Settings window. Choose a Timeout value. Our example uses RPI x4 in Timeout.

6

Create Variables for the Input and Output tags of the Implicit Connection. Our example creates Global Variables. Make sure to Check EIP/OPC UA.

7

Put the created variables in the Local tag section of the implicit connection.

  • Our example puts GS20_Input00 in the upper Local tag.

  • Our example puts GS20_Output00 in the lower Local tag.

Double-click the cell in the column Local tag to open the Select EtherNet/IP Tag Window.

 

 

 

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