Compatibility of Controller Connection Mechanism

Overview

To connect to a controller, different mechanisms are supported. For detailed information, refer to the respective chapters in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Programming Guide (Communication Settings in Controller Selection Mode, Communication Settings in Simple Mode, Communication Settings in Classic Mode).

Restrictions for SoMachine / SoMachine Motion Controllers

For SoMachine / SoMachine Motion controllers (firmware compatible to SoMachine V3.1 and earlier), the following functionalities are available:

oFind controller.

oSelect controller.

oConnect controller.

For SoMachine / SoMachine Motion controllers (firmware compatible to SoMachine V3.1 and earlier), the following functionalities are not available:

oIdentify controller.

oGet information.