Owner manual

EtherCAT 31/42 Baumer Thalheim GmbH & Co. KG
2011-10-04/rnik Eschwege, Germany
7 System Set up with the TwinCAT Software
In this chapter a short introduction for encoder device operation within a generic office PC environment is
described.
System setup
 standard 3 GHz DELL office PC
 D-Link Fast Ethernet Adapter
 TwinCAT V2.10.00 (Build 1313)
7.1 Free Run/Sync0 Init
STEP A
Start the TwinCAT System Manager software:
Press F5 Key. and confirm the next message :
Choose your EtherCAT dedicated network card from the List:
HINT : If no network card is available you have to install one, this is possible under
Options -> Show Real Time Ethernet Compatible Devices -> Install “Compatible devices”. After this you
your network card should move from “Compatible devices” to “Installed and ready to use devices”.
Confirm dialog with OK