Readying The Plc Configuration Keys; Loading Device Description Data; Configuring The Bus Coupler In The Fieldbus System; Configuring The Valve System - Emerson AVENTICS EtherCAT Mode D'emploi

Configuration error!
An incorrect valve system configuration can cause malfunctions in and dam-
age to the overall system.
1. The configuration may therefore only be carried out by qualified personnel,
see section g 2.4. Personnel qualifications.
2. Observe the specifications of the system owner as well as any restrictions
resulting from the overall system.
3. Observe the documentation of your configuration program.
You may configure the valve system on your computer without the
need to connect the unit. The data can then be loaded on the system
at a later time on site.
You can only enter or change the necessary parameters for the pressure regula-
tors on the valve side and the I/O modules on the module side in the controller's
configuration program in the PRE-OPERATIONAL state. Once the system transi-
tions to SAFE-OPERATIONAL or OPERATIONAL state, the parameters are trans-
ferred to the connected modules and can no longer be changed.
The parameters and configuration data are not saved locally by the bus coupler.
They must be sent from the PLC to the bus coupler and the installed modules on
startup.

5.1 Readying the PLC configuration keys

Because the electrical components in the valve zone are situated in the base plate
and cannot be identified directly, the PLC configuration keys for the valve zone
and the I/O zone are required to carry out the configuration.
You also need the PLC configuration key when the configuration is carried out in a
different location than that of the valve system.
Note down the PLC configuration key for the individual components in the fol-
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lowing order:
- Valve side: The PLC configuration key is printed on the name plate on the
right side of the valve system.
- I/O modules: The PLC configuration key is printed on the top of the modules.
For a detailed description of the PLC configuration key, see section
g 12.4. PLC configuration key.

5.2 Loading device description data

The XML files "AES-EcatKoppler.xml" and "AES2-EcatKoppler.xml" de-
scribe the bus coupler; the XML files "AES-Slot.xml" and "AES2-
Slot.xml" describe the modules. All files with English and German lan-
guage content are located on the CD R412018133, included on deliv-
ery.
Each valve system is equipped with a bus coupler; some contain valves and/or I/
O modules, depending on your order. The XML files contain the data for all mod-
ules that require a data assignment by the user in the data area of the controller.
The XML files with the parameter data of the modules are loaded in a configura-
tion program, which allows the user to conveniently assign data to the individual
modules and set the parameters.
Note that different XML files have to be used, depending on the bus coupler
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used:
• For R412018225: AES_EcatKoppler.xml
• For R412088225: AES2_EcatKoppler.xml
To configure the valve system PLC, copy the XML file from CD R412018133 to
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the computer containing the PLC configuration program.
You can use PLC configuration software from various manufacturers for the PLC
configuration. The descriptions in the following sections therefore focus on the
basic procedure for configuring the PLC.

5.3 Configuring the bus coupler in the fieldbus system

Before you can configure the individual components of the valve system, you
need to add the bus coupler to the I/O devices in the EtherCAT branch.
Select the menu item "Append Box" from the context menu.
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Fig. 4: Menu item "Append Box"
A selection window opens.
Fig. 5: Selecting the bus coupler
Select the manufacturer in the window and add the device "AES Fieldbus Cou-
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pler" from the "AES Modular/Slots" hierarchy.
The bus coupler is automatically detected when you select the menu
item "Scan Devices" from the context menu for the item "I/O De-
vices".
Fig. 6: Menu item "Scan Devices"

5.4 Configuring the valve system

5.4.1 Sequence of M1 slots and modules

See g Fig. 7.
The components installed in the unit are actuated via the module procedure of
the EtherCAT, which mirrors the physical configuration of the components.
The numbering begins on the right side of the bus coupler (AES-D-BC-ECAT) in
the valve zone with the valve module (module 1). The right side may only contain
one module. The numbering of the modules is continued in the I/O zone (module
2 to module 4). There, numbering is continued starting from the bus coupler to
the left end.
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