IO755 Usage Notes / IO755 / EtherNet/IP / Communication Protocols / Speedgoat I/O Blockset

Description

This section describes how to configure the EtherNet/IP network.

I/O Module configuration with SYCON.net

During initialization of the real-time application, the block reads two configuration files from the hard drive of the target machine and configures the EtherNet/IP Scanner protocol stack. Use the SYCON.net configuration tool to create such files.

	Tip
	Download the SYCON.net configuration tool from the Speedgoat Customer Portal. Login to your Speedgoat account. In the Downloads section, navigate to Software and click SYCON.net (v1.500 Build 231214).

In addition to this short introduction, please read the SYCON.net help documentation for detailed information about how to set up an EtherNet/IP network and export the module configuration file.

Open SYCON.net and locate the "CIFX RE/EIM" device. Drag and drop the device to the main panel.
From the lists Stand-Alone Slave and Slave you can select Ethernet/IP adapters to add to the EtherNet/IP network. Simply drag and drop the devices.
Note
You can add EDS files of others devices by following Network, Import Device Description.
Double-click on the icon to open the Configuration window.
Navigate to Configuration, Network Settings. You can select all available options.
Navigate to Configuration, Scanlist. For each connected device you can modify the IP address, the Requested Packet Interval (RPI, in ms), and the timeout.
Navigate to Configuration, Address Table. Note the Length and Address information that you will need when configuring the Simulink driver blocks.
Navigate to Configuration, Scanner Settings.
Apply the configuration and close the windows. Right click on the Scanner icon and select Additional Functions, Export, DBM/nxd.
Select a name for the file, e.g.: scanner.nxd. Save the file in your current MATLAB workspace.
Note
This operation will generate two files:
```
scanner.nxd
scanner_nwid.nxd
```
Enter the paths to the files in the Configuration File parameters of the Setup block. Specify the input and output port lengths in the Send and Receive blocks according to the configuration defined in SYCON.net.

	Note
You can add EDS files of others devices by following Network, Import Device Description.

	Note
This operation will generate two files:

Front Plate Description

IO755 PCI and PCIe modules

The IO755 acts as one EtherNet/IP Scanner exclusively. The two RJ45 connectors simply serve to build up a line-based network structure. Plug the cable from the previous EtherNet/IP Adpater into the first socket. Connect the second socket with the next EtherNet/IP Adapter. The LEDs described below indicate the communication status of the single EtherNet/IP Scanner.

The rotary switch has no functional role.

IO755 mPCIe module

Note that in some real-time target machines, the mPCIe module is reversed; that is, the Error LED appears on the right.

LED Status Description

LED	Color	State	Meaning
SYS	Green	On	Operating system running
	Green/Yellow	Blinking	Second stage bootloader is waiting for firmware
	Yellow	On	Bootloader netX (= romloader) is waiting for second stage bootloader
	Off	Off	Power supply for the device is missing or hardware defect
MS/COM1	Green	On	Device operational: The device is operating correctly.
	Green	Flashing (1 Hz)	Standby: The device has not been configured.
	Green/Red/Green	Flashing	Self-test: The device is performing its power-up testing. The module status indicator test sequence occurs before the network status indicator test sequence, according to the following sequence: • Network status LED off. • Module status LED turns green for approximately 250 ms, turns red for approximately 250 ms, and again turns green (and holds that state until the power-up test has completed). • Network status LED turns green for approximately 250 ms, turns red for approximately 250 ms, and then turns off (and holds that state until the power-up test has completed).
	Red	Blinking (1 Hz)	Major recoverable fault: The device has detected a major recoverable fault. E.g., an incorrect or inconsistent configuration can be considered a major recoverable fault.
	Red	On	Major unrecoverable fault: The device has detected a major unrecoverable fault.
	Off	Off	No power: The device is powered off.
NS/COM2	Green	On	Connected: An IP address is configured, at least one CIP connection (any transport class) is established, and an Exclusive Owner connection has not timed out.
	Green	Flashing (1 Hz)	No connections: An IP address is configured, but no CIP connections are established, and an Exclusive Owner connection has not timed out.
	Red/Green/Off	Flashing	Self-test: The device is performing its power-up testing. Refer to description for module status LED self-test.
	Red	Blinking (1 Hz)	Connection timeout: An IP address is configured and an Exclusive Owner connection for which this device is the target has timed out. The network status indicator returns to steady green only when all timed out Exclusive Owner connections are reestablished.
	Red	On	Duplicate IP: The device has detected that its IP address is already in use.
	Off	Off	Not powered, no IP address: The device does not have an IP address (or is powered off).

Note that only the IO755 PCI and PCIe modules have the SYS LED. This LED does not feature on the IO755 mPCIe module.

Status Codes

For the list of status codes, please refer to Status Codes for Protocols Supported with the IO64x/IO75x Modules.

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