Add and Configure Third-party EtherCAT Devices

EtherCAT devices physically connected to the network can be scanned and discovered.

• EtherCAT devices can be manually added to the EtherCAT node in the Project view.
  • Manually added devices allow the project to be configured before connecting.

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• • KAS has limited support for third-party drives that follows the CANopen DS-402 standard.
    • Contact your Kollmorgen representative for details.
  • KAS supports third-party FSoE Masters.
  • BBH FSoE Master SCU-1-EC support is integrated with the KAS-IDE and is recommended.
    • Contact BBH for the latest ESI file that matches with the SCU-1-EC firmware version.
    • See the BBH web-site for SCU-1-EC.
  • Other third-party FSoE Masters are possible but require the FSoE/Connected PDOs to be configured manually by the user.

Procedure

1. In the Project View, double-click the EtherCAT node and select the ESI Files tab.
   
2. Use the Add button to add ESI files from a third-party vendor.
   
3. Navigate to where you have the third-party ESI file saved on your computer and click Open.
   This adds the manufacturer and device to the list of available devices.
4. Right-click the EtherCAT node and select Add Device....
   
5. Select the device from the EtherCAT Device Selector dialog box.
   If a specific revision number is required, it may be selected from the drop-down list in the revision column.
   The default selection is the highest revision number.
   
6. Click OK to save the changes or selections and close the dialog box.
   The device is added to the project tree in the EtherCAT node.