beckhoff KS2000 — 3.8.2 Communication via ADS

QuickStart Step 1: Select or manually enter a device. Selection of a registered device Click on the Name (1) combo box and select a registered device from the name list. If you select a registered device from the name list, the AmsServerNetId (2) and AdsPort (3) are automatically adopted. Here you can change the settings for the AdsPort . This is essential when communicating with a Beckhoff device, as they have different AdsPorts: ◦The BK , BC , and BX series bus couplers and bus terminal controllers communicate via ADS port 100 (default value). ◦The CX1xxx and CX9xxx series embedded PCs communicate via ADS port 28928 .

Entering a device manually If you want to enter a device manually, select User Defined in the name list. If you select User Defined from the Name (1) combo box in the name list, you must enter AmsServerNetId (2) and AdsPort (3) manually. Step 2: Click on the Test (4) button to check the connection settings. Possible causes for the following error message are: The terminals do not have sufficient power There is no connection The AmsServerNetId is invalid or an incorrect connection has been selected The test was successful if the following dialog box appears. KS2000 43 Version: 6.2.0