7 ． EtherNet/IP Connection Procedure 7. EtherNet/IP Connection Procedure This section describes the procedures for connecting Robot Controller and Controller on the EtherNet/IP network. The explanation of procedure for setting up Controller given in this document is based on the factory default settings. For the initialization, refer to Section 8. Initialization Method . 7.1. Work Flow Take the following steps to operate tag data links by connecting Robot Controller and Controller via EtherNet/IP. Set up Robot Controller. ↓ 7.2.1. Cable Connection Connect cables to Robot Controller. ↓ 7.2.2. IP Address Settings Set the IP address of Robot Controller. ↓ Set up Controller. ↓ 7.3.1.
IP Address Settings Start Sysmac Studio and set the IP address of Controller. ↓ 7.3.2. Target Device Registration Register the target device. ↓ 7.3.3. Setting the Global Variables Set the global variables to use for tag data links. ↓ 7.3.4. Tag Registration Register the tags and the tag sets. ↓ 7.3.5. Setting the Connections Set the target variables and the originator variables, and then set the connections. ↓ 7.3.6. Transferring the Project Data Connect online and transfer the connection settings and the project data to Controller. ↓ Confirm that the EtherNet/IP tag data links are operated normally. ↓ 7.4.1.
Checking the Connection Status Check the connection status of the EtherNet/IP network. ↓ 7.4.2. Checking the Sent and Received Data Check that the correct data are sent and received. 13 7.2. Robot Controller Setup 7.3. Controller Setup 7.4. EtherNet/IP Communication Status Check