IP.MODE

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IP.MODE

General Information
Type	NV Parameter
Description	Sets method of acquiring IP Address.
Units	N/A
Range	0 to 2
Default Value	0
Data Type	Integer
Start Version	M_01-04-013-000

AKD-C and AKD-N
Type	R/O Paramter
Range	2

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EtherCATEtherCAT is an open, high-performance Ethernet-based fieldbus system. The development goal of EtherCAT was to apply Ethernet to automation applications which require short data update times (also called cycle times) with low communication jitter (for synchronization purposes) and low hardware costs COE and CANopen	525Eh/0	M_01-04-13-000

Description

This command determines which method of acquiring an IP Address the drive will take.

Mode 0 and Mode 1 contain multiple methods of acquiring an IP Address. In these modes each method will be implemented in the order they are listed below until an IP Address is acquired

The drive will attempt to acquire a new IP Address as soon as the IP.RESET command is issued.

IP Mode	Mode of Acquiring IP Address
0	Rotary Switches, DHCP, Auto IP
1	IP.ADDRESS, IP.SUBNET, IP.GATEWAY
2	DHCP, Auto IP

Recovering communications with a drive on an un-reachable IP address

Sometimes a drive may be configured for an IP Address, and the drive needs to be taken offline, and bench tested, or otherwise used outside of its saved IP Settings. If IP.MODE has been set to 1 (using software defined static IP), the drive will boot up on an IP Address that may be unreachable with the host computer’s settings.

If the IP address prevents communication the IP settings can be reset to default by the following procedure:

Set the rotary switch(es) to 0

Hold down button B1 (top-side of drive) for 5 seconds.

The display will flash 0.0.0.0 and then attempt to discover an address by DHCP. Without removing logic power from the drive, use Workbench to connect to the drive, reconfigure the IP address settings as desired, and store the values to non-volatile memory.