Communication managers are mandatory to activate and configure any hardware bus interface, for example CANopen or serial line.
Two types of communication managers exist:
oFieldbus managers which allow to configure fieldbus devices (for example CANopen slaves or Modbus slaves)
oGeneral communication managers
Communication managers available in EcoStruxure Machine Expert are listed below:
|
Name |
Interface type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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ASCII Manager |
Serial line |
Used to transmit and/or receive data with a simple device. |
|
Machine Expert-Network Manager |
oSerial line (max. 1) oEthernet (max. 3) |
For exchanging data with HMIs. |
|
Modbus IOScanner |
Serial line |
Modbus RTU or ASCII protocol manager used to define implicit exchanges (I/O scanning) with Modbus slave devices. |
|
Modbus Manager |
Serial line |
Used for Modbus RTU or ASCII protocol in master or slave mode. |
|
CANopen Performance |
CAN |
CANopen manager for performance controllers (M241, M251, M258, and LMC058). |
|
CANopen_Manager |
CAN |
CANopen manager for PacDrive controllers. |
|
CANmotion |
CAN |
CANmotion manager for Modicon LMC058 Motion Controller CAN1 port only. |
|
J1939_Manager |
CAN |
For adding J1939 slaves (Electronic Control Units (ECU)) on M241 / M251 controllers. |
|
Modbus TCP Slave Device |
Ethernet |
Modbus TCP manager for controllers with Ethernet port. |
|
EthernetIP |
Ethernet |
EtherNet/IP manager for controllers with Ethernet port (M251, M258, and LMC058). |
|
Industrial Ethernet Network |
Ethernet |
For configuring EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP scanner services on M241 / M251 controllers with Ethernet port. |
Adding the Communication Manager
Communication managers are automatically added with the respective device.
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Step |
Action |
|---|---|
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1 |
In the Devices Tree, select the bus interface (Serial Line, CANopen bus / CANbus, Ethernet) and click the green plus button of the node or right-click the bus interface node and execute the Add Device... command from the contextual menu. Result: The Add Device dialog box opens. |
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2 |
In the Add Device dialog box, select Schneider Electric from the list Vendor. Note: You can filter the devices by brand by clicking the list Vendor. |
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3 |
Select the Communication manager from the list. |
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4 |
Rename your device by typing a name in the Name box. Note: Do not use spaces within the name. If you do not rename the device, a name is given by default. Naming the device meaningfully may ease the organization of your project. |
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5 |
Click the Add Device button. |
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6 |
Click the Close button to close the Add Device dialog box. |
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7 |
Configure the Communication manager. |
