Configuring gateway
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SmartWire-DT Gateway | EU5C-SWD-ETHERCAT
DOC140901UM01EN | Revision 1 | English | 2015-03 | Released | Public
© Hilscher 2015
Start the scanning for boxes process by clicking
Yes
.
If a “ready-for-operation” EU5C-SWD-ETHERCAT gateway has been
properly connected to the EtherCAT
®
master device (i. e. the
corresponding Ethernet adapter of your PC), the gateway will be found
and displayed as
Box
[x] (EU5C-SWD-ETHERCAT)
below the master
device in the navigation tree. The SmartWire slaves connected to the
gateway will also be found and added to the gateway entry as
subordinate modules.
The System Manager asks you to activate the
Free Run
mode:
Figure 21: EU5C-SWD-ETHERCAT Gateway found as new box
Activate
the
Free Run
mode by clicking
Yes
.
In
Free Run
mode, the TwinCAT configuration data is being transferred
to the gateway. Cyclic data between the EtherCAT
®
master and the
SmartWire slaves (modules) via the gateway are being exchanged.