TwinCAT pages

TwinCAT:

Register yourself and download TwinCat at te Beckhoff site: TwinCAT 3 download | eXtended Automation Engineering (XAE)

Connect your Network Interface Card (NIC) with TwinCat:

Tab Twincat > Show Ethetnet Compatible Devices > select your NIC and install the correct adapter.

File > New > Project > Create a new project

Loading an XML:

Put your XML file in the folder:

C:TwinCAT/3.1/Config/Io/EtherCAT

PDO

EtherCAT slave process data settings (PDO)

Motor jogging wit EPOS in TwinCAT

Follow the application notes.

Configure the axis as NC

Go to the Axis 1, (in my case) See PDF

Tab online

Go to to Enabling Tab.

Give the controller freen and the Feed Fw en Feed Bw.

Important: Put the override to 100% .Now the motor is Blocked with the F2 en F3 you can jog the motor

Exporting ENI file

To export your ENI file to use with your practical setup, you have to select your ethercat master, go to the 'EtherCAT' tab and select 'Export Configuration File', as seen in the image.

Exporting the ENI file, selecting the master, go to the ethercat tab and pressing export configuration file. 1 2 3