IBA ibaBM-eCAT User manual

ibaBM-eCAT
Bus monitor for EtherCAT®
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Manufacturer
iba AG
Koenigswarterstr. 44
90762 Fuerth
Germany
Contacts
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The content of this publication has been checked for compliance with the described hard-
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full compliance is not guaranteed. However, the information in this publication is updated
regularly. Required corrections are contained in the following regulations or can be down-
loaded on the Internet.
The current version is available for download on our web site http://www.iba-ag.com.
Protection note
Windows® is a label and registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. EtherCAT®
is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation
GmbH, Germany. Other product and company names mentioned in this manual can be
labels or registered trademarks of the corresponding owners.
Certification
The device is certified according to the European standards and directives. This device
corresponds to the general safety and health requirements. Further international cus-
tomary standards and directives have been observed.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Issue
Date
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Chapter/pages
Author
Version HW / FW
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Table of contents
1About this manual ...........................................................................................5
1.1 Target group.................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Notations....................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Used symbols................................................................................................ 6
2Introduction .....................................................................................................7
3Scope of delivery.............................................................................................9
4Safety instructions ..........................................................................................9
4.1 Designated use ............................................................................................. 9
4.2 Special advices ............................................................................................. 9
5System requirements.................................................................................... 10
5.1 Hardware .................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Software...................................................................................................... 10
5.3 Firmware ..................................................................................................... 10
5.4 IO Device File (ESI)..................................................................................... 10
6Assembly and disassembly ......................................................................... 11
6.1 Assembly .....................................................................................................11
6.2 Connecting...................................................................................................11
6.3 Disassembly.................................................................................................11
7Device description ........................................................................................12
7.1 Views .......................................................................................................... 12
7.2 Operating and indicating elements .............................................................. 13
7.2.1 Operating status.......................................................................................... 13
7.2.2 EtherCAT bus.............................................................................................. 13
7.2.3 Device functions.......................................................................................... 13
7.2.4 Rotary switch S1 ......................................................................................... 14
7.3 Connections ................................................................................................ 14
7.3.1 Power supply X14 ....................................................................................... 14
7.3.2 EtherCAT master and slave X40, X41 ......................................................... 14
7.3.3 Fiber optic output (TX) and input(RX) X10, X11.......................................... 14
7.3.4 Grounding screw X29.................................................................................. 15
8System integration ........................................................................................16
8.1 Integration into the EtherCAT bus................................................................ 16
8.2 Integration as single EtherCAT device......................................................... 17
9Configuration with ibaPDA...........................................................................18
9.1 First Steps in ibaPDA .................................................................................. 18
9.2 Configuration as EtherCAT sniffer ............................................................... 19
9.3 Configuration as EtherCAT slave................................................................. 21
9.3.1 Integration into EtherCAT configuration ....................................................... 21
9.3.2 Enabling in ibaPDA ..................................................................................... 24
9.4 Modules and tabs........................................................................................ 25
9.4.1 Device module “ibaBM-eCAT” ..................................................................... 25

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9.4.2 „Standard“ module ...................................................................................... 30
9.4.3 „EtherCAT decoder“ module........................................................................ 36
9.4.4 “Diagnostics” module .................................................................................. 38
9.4.5 „TwinCAT Request“ module......................................................................... 40
9.5 Enhancement of data extraction.................................................................. 41
10 Technical Data............................................................................................... 42
10.1 Main data .................................................................................................... 42
10.2 Dimension sheet ......................................................................................... 44
11 Appendix........................................................................................................ 45
11.1 IO Device File (ESI) < Version 1.7............................................................... 45
11.2 FO configuration using 32Mbit ibaNet protocol (StaticFO)........................... 45
11.2.1 Configuration of 32Mbit ibaNet protocol ...................................................... 45
11.2.2 FTP connection to the device ...................................................................... 46
11.2.3 Signal list file ............................................................................................... 47
11.3 EtherCAT browser overview ........................................................................ 48
12 Support and contact ..................................................................................... 49

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1 About this manual
This manual describes the construction, the use and the operation of the device
ibaBM-eCAT.
1.1 Target group
This manual addresses in particular the qualified professionals who are familiar with han-
dling electrical and electronic modules as well as communication and measurement tech-
nology. A person is regarded to as professional if he/she is capable of assessing safety
and recognizing possible consequences and risks on the basis of his/her specialist train-
ing, knowledge and experience and knowledge of the standard regulations.
1.2 Notations
The following designations are used in this manual:
Action Notations
Menu command Menu Logic diagram
Call of menu command Step 1 – Step 2 – Step 3 – Step x
Example:
Select menu Logic diagram – Add – New logic dia-
gram
Keys <Key name>
Example: <Alt>; <F1>
Press keys simultaneously <Key name> + <Key name>
Example:
<Alt> + <Ctrl>
Buttons <Button name>
Example:
<OK>; <Cancel>
File names, Paths „File name“, „Path”
Example:
„Test.doc“

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1.3 Used symbols
If safety instructions or other notes are used in this manual, they mean:
The non
-observance
of this safety information may result in an imminent risk of death
or severe injury:
By an electric shock!
Due to the improper handling of software products which are coupled to input
and output procedures with control function!
The non
-
observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of death or
severe injury!
The non
-observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of
injury or
material damage!
Note
A note specifies special requirements or actions to be observed.
Important note
Note if some special features must be observed, for example exceptions from the rule.
Tip
Tip or example as a helpful note or
insider tip to make the work a little bit easier.
Other documentation
Reference to additional documentation or further reading.

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2 Introduction
The device ibaBM-eCAT can be used for reading and recording of data transmitted over
an EtherCAT®bus with ibaPDA. For this purpose, the ibaBM-eCAT device is directly
integrated into the bus after the EtherCAT master.
Diagnostics and monitoring of the EtherCAT bus is also possible using the diagnostic
signals integrated in the device and the EtherCAT browser.
The settings for the device as well as the configuration of the data to be acquired are
performed in the I/O manager of the program ibaPDA. For this purpose a bidirectional
fiber optic connection to a PC is required, which is provided by a fiber optic card of the
ibaFOB-D familiy (e. g. ibaFOB-io-D).
The signal configuration can be retrieved from the EtherCAT configuration of the Ether-
CAT master. An export function in the EtherCAT master is required to generate a config-
uration file in XML format. This EtherCAT configuration file is imported into ibaPDA, al-
lowing the signals to be selected comfortably in the symbol browser of ibaPDA with a
mouse click.
If no EtherCAT configuration file is available, the values for the acquisition can be se-
lected directly from the EtherCAT bus using an EtherCAT browser.
The EtherCAT browser also provides diagnostic functions for the bus. For example, the
individual telegrams can be analyzed and the cycle and turnaround time can be dis-
played. A large number of diagnostic signals describing the EtherCAT bus are available
to be acquired in ibaPDA.
In addition, ibaBM-eCAT can be integrated as a slave into the EtherCAT bus configura-
tion and can then be addressed specifically by the EtherCAT master. In this way, user
data can be sent directly from the EtherCAT master to the bus for being recorded in
ibaPDA. Those signals are regarded as outputs from the EtherCAT bus’ view.
The following signal configurations are possible:
512 analog signals in each direction (input and output)
The data formats BYTE, SINT, WORD, INT, DWORD, DINT, REAL, FLOAT and
LREAL are supported.
512 digital signals in each direction (input and output).
Note when using as EtherCAT slave
The maximum number of analog and digital signals is limited to 512 each (outputs),
whereby the LREAL data format (64 bit) has to be count as 2 analog signals.
The overall data volume of the analog and the digital channels 0-7 is limited to
1360 Bytes.
The overall data volume of the analog and the digital channels 8-15 is limited to
1360 Bytes.
These restrictions mentioned above apply only, when the MTU (maximum transmission
unit) size is set to the maximum value of 1514 Bytes.

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A brief overview:
Compact device for recording the communication of an EtherCAT bus
Integration into the EtherCAT bus directly after the master, no additional adapters
required
Configuration as EtherCAT slave
2 EtherCAT interfaces (master and slave)
Configuration with ibaPDA
Transfer of the signal configuration from the EtherCAT configuration file
Selection of signals directly from the bus via EtherCAT browser
Maximum of 512 digital and 512 analog signals per direction can be measured ex-
actly with the bus cycle time.
Supported data types: BYTE, SINT, WORD, INT, DWORD, DINT, REAL, FLOAT
and LREAL
Rugged housing, DIN rail mounting

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3 Scope of delivery
After unpacking check the completeness and intactness of the delivery.
The scope of delivery includes:
Device ibaBM-eCAT
Manual
2-pin plug for power supply
DVD “iba Software & Manuals”
4 Safety instructions
4.1 Designated use
The device is an electrical equipment. It may be used only in the following applications:
Measurement data logging and analysis
Applications of iba software products (ibaPDA, ibaAnalyzer etc.)
The device may only be operated in conditions as specified in the technical data.
4.2 Special advices
Observe the operating voltage range
The device may not be operated at voltages exceeding +24 V DC (±10%)
! An overly
high operating voltage destroys the device.
Important note
Do not open the device!
There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
Opening the device will void the warranty.
Note
Cleaning
To clean the device, use a dry or slightly moistened cloth.

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5 System requirements
5.1 Hardware
For operation:
24 V DC (±10%) power supply
To set the device's parameters and for measuring:
PC, recommended equipment for use with ibaPDA:
Multicore CPU 2 GHz, 2048 MB RAM, 100 GB HDD or more
At least 1 free PCI/PCIe slot (PC) or ExpressCard slot (notebook)
On our website http://www.iba-ag.com, you find suitable industry-type and desktop-type
PC systems.
At least one fiber optic card of type ibaFOB-D (firmware version V2.00 build 172
(C2) or later):
ibaFOB-io-D / ibaFOB-io-Dexp
ibaFOB-2io-D / ibaFOB-2io-Dexp
ibaFOB-2i-D / ibaFOB-2i-Dexp with extension module ibaFOB-4o-D
ibaFOB-4i-D / ibaFOB-4i-Dexp with extension module ibaFOB-4o-D
ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard (for notebooks)
One ibaNet fiber optic patch cable (duplex) for connecting ibaBM-eCAT and
ibaPDA-PC
5.2 Software
ibaPDA version 7.2.0 or later for measuring and recording data
5.3 Firmware
ibaBM-eCAT version 02.05.003 or later
5.4 IO Device File (ESI)
Device-specific ESI file for bus configuration (IBA_eCAT-monitor.xml)
version 1.9 / Revision = 17 or later