7. Connection Procedure This section describes the procedure for connecting the PLC to the Digital Sensor Communication Unit via EtherCAT. This document explains the procedure for setting up the PLC and the Digital Sensor Communication Unit from the factory default setting. For the initialization, refer to Section 8 Initialization Method . 7.1. Work Flow Take the following steps to connect to the Digital Sensor Communication Unit via EtherCAT. Set up the Digital Sensor Communication Unit and Distributed Sensor Unit. ↓ 7.2.1 Hardware Settings Set the hardware switches on the Digital Sensor Communication Unit and Distributed Sensor Unit. ↓ Set up the PLC. ↓ 7.3.1.
Hardware Settings Set the hardware switches on the Position Control Unit. ↓ 7.3.2. Starting the CX-Programmer and Connecting online with the PLC Start the CX-Programmer and connect online with the PLC. ↓ 7.3.3. Creating the I/O Table Create the I/O table for the PLC. ↓ 7.3.4. Creating the network configuration and transferring Set up the network and transfer the settings. ↓ Confirm that the EtherCAT communications are performed normally. ↓ 7.4.1 Checking the Connection Status Check the connection status of the EtherCAT network. ↓ 7.4.2 Checking Data that are Sent and Confirm that correct data are sent and received. Received 10 7. Connection Procedure 7.2.
Setting Up the Digital Sensor Communication Unit 7.3. Setting Up the PLC 7.4. Checking the EtherCAT Communications