EPR6-S industrial robot connected to Siemens system via EtherCAT to Profinet gateway

The EPR6-S industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive is connected to the Siemens PLC1200 via the EtherCAT to Profinet gateway

This case is a configuration case of connecting the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway to the EPR6-S industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive for automotive installation sites. The equipment used is a Siemens 1200PLC, an EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway, and an EPR6-S industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive.

First, we need to configure in the Siemens PLC Portal, click Manage General Station Description File, then click "..." on the right to search for the GSD file, check the current GSD file and install it successfully.

From the hardware catalog on the right - other Ethernet devices - PROFINET IO - Gateway - GW - PN-ECAT, find the gateway module for configuration.

Double-click the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway properties to set the IP address and device name of the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway. To set the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway device name, uncheck the automatic generation option and re-enter a new name. If the entered name contains special symbols such as /*_, the name of the configuration software shall be based on the converted name.

After configuring the IP address and device name, add the input and output byte lengths of the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway and download the configuration to the PLC.

The following is to use the configuration to configure and download the parameters of the PN-ECAT gateway, and open the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway configuration software to set up ECAT.

Create a new project, select PN2ECAT, and configure the software's IP address and device name to be consistent with Botu.

After importing the slave device ESI, search and select the required device in the device list below.

To configure the parameters of the EPR6-S industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive, any required parameters can be added in either RX PDOS or TX PDOS.

After the configuration is complete, proceed to the connection step.

Click Pre-Run first and then Run. Re-configure the IP address and device name of the software to be consistent with Botu, and power on the EtherCAT to Profinet (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway.

After the configuration and configuration software are configured and downloaded, the IP address and device name of the configuration software must be consistent with those of the Botu gateway. The gateway indicator will normally display as directly reading and writing the corresponding I and Q addresses.

The above is the PROFINET communication between the EPR6-S industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive and the intelligent PLC server through the EtherCAT to PROFINET (Profinet to EtherCAT) gateway. The IP address and device name of the configuration software must be consistent with the Botu, and the intelligent PLC can communicate quickly and stably with the industrial robot dedicated six-axis servo drive to achieve data transmission and control.