Plugin installation and configuration

The plugin is delivered in a .zip folder. Unzip it and you will find a folder containing the files/programs displayed on Fig. 176 and the EDS file for this Gateway.

Installation of the library

The library contains 2 sample programs and 4 function blocks listed below.

Fig. 176 Add-ons of the library

We recommend you working with the sample program Sample_Program_Asycube_Standard which contains everything that is necessary to implement the scenario introduced in Integration examples. An example of integration of the other AddOns is described in the Sample_Program_Asycube_Advanced.

To import a sample program, right click on your task, select Add and choose Import Program…. You will still have to link the Gateway Controller Tags to your AO as described in Link I/O.

Should you want to make a customized integration of the AddOns, you can import them separately by right clicking on the Add-On Instructions folder and choosing Import Add-On Instructions.

Add the Gateway in the configuration

1. Launch the EDS Hardware Installation Tool

Fig. 177 EDS Hardware Installation Tool

2. Click on Next

Fig. 178 EDS Wizard

3. Select Register an EDS file and click on Next

Fig. 179 Add a EDS Device

4. Select the Gateway EDS file delivered in with the library. The name of the file is HILSCHER NT 100-RE EIS V1.1.EDS.

Fig. 180 Select the EDS file

5. Press 4 times on the button Next. Installation of the EDS file is done.

6. By being online with the PLC, right click on your Ethernet board and add a new module on your I/O Configuration.

Fig. 181 Add the Gateway to your configuration

7. Select the Gateway and press Create. Write NT 100 in the search area to find the Gateway. Should you have several Gateways, you will have to redo step 6 to 7 several times.

Tip

Should you have multiple Gateways, refer to Change IP of the Gateway (If several Gateways are connected to the same PLC) to set a different IP address for each Gateway.

Fig. 182 Select the Gateway

8. In the tab General, press on Change … and configure 21 Inputs (INT) and 33 Outputs (INT). You can modify the name of the Gateway (in the blue rectangle). This name will be used as reference in the Controller Tags.

Note

Should you have several Gateways, each of them must of course have a different name.

Fig. 183 Configure the Gateway

9. Configure the IP settings. The default IP Address of the Gateway (port X2-IN) is 192.168.127.254.

Tip

Should you have multiple Gateways, refer to Change IP of the Gateway (If several Gateways are connected to the same PLC) to set a different IP address for each Gateway.

Fig. 184 Configure Internet protocol

Link I/O

Once the gateway has been successfully integrated in your project, you will be able to retrieve the registers (data) of the gateway in the Controller Tags. These registers can then be linked with the I/O from your AO regAsycubeWritePIO and regAsycubeReadPIO as shown in the next section.

Fig. 185 Registers of gateway

Connect the registers to the AO

Here is an example of an application with the input and output registers filled in.

Fig. 186 Example of integration

Change IP of the Gateway (If several Gateways are connected to the same PLC)

An Ethernet/IP fieldbus slave (Adapter device) is identified on the Ethernet/IP network based on its IP Address. The IP Address of the Ethernet/IP Asycube Gateway is set by default to 192.168.127.254. If several Gateways exist in the same Ethernet/IP network, the IP Address of some Gateways needs to be modified. Some dedicated tools can persistently modify the IP Address of the device, such as the Molex Industrial Communication Competence Center (ICCC) EtherNet/IP Tool.

Fig. 187 Molex Industrial Communication Competence Center (ICCC) EtherNetIP Tool

Note

Please note that the IP Address persists even if the Gateway configuration is reset to the factory settings.

Important

The Hilscher Sycon Software Tool must not be used to change the IP address of the Gateway.