Using the CANopen Configuration Manager (CCM) you have the right tool for
quick and easy project planning and configuration of CANopen devices
and networks. When doing this, the CCM captivates you in virtue of its
simple and intuitive operation and automatic generation of the CANopen
configuration. The CCM supports structuring of the CANopen network in
groups. The concise presentation in a tree structure ensures fast and
direct selection of individual nodes.
The Object Link Table manages all available objects of all CANopen
nodes in a concise matrix form. Two mappable objects can be bound into
the Object Link Table by a simple mouse click. The corresponding PDO
mapping and PDO linking is generated automatically by the CCM.
If necessary the CCM automatically creates network variables for
programmable devices according to CiA specification DS 405. When a PDO
linking is performed a corresponding variable declaration in accordance
with IEC 61131-3 is stored in a separate file. They can later be
transferred into your PLC program by simple cut & paste.
For simple master – slave connections, the PDO linking can be done
based on the pre-defined connection set to reduce the configuration
efforts to the master device. With the use of the pre-defined
connection set configuration of the participating CANopen slave is no
longer necessary. Only the DCF for the CANopen master (PLC) is
required. In this fashion, the CCM always ensures the consistency of
the configuration.
Of course the free PDO linking is available for (unlimited)
connections between any types of CANopen devices.
With PDO linking, the device configuration is saved as a DCF in the
project folder. Optionally, the CCM supports direct storage of the
configuration in the network. With a simple mouse click, it is
transferred via the CAN-bus to the corresponding CANopen nodes and
stored on the device.
Versions of the CCM:
The CCMbasic version makes
it possible to set up network configurations based on the predefined
connection set. The DCF generated can be read directly into the OpenPCS
programming system.
The CCMpro version supports
free PDO linking. It is also possible to directly transfer the network
configuration to the CANopen devices.
CCMeval is a fully featured
evaluation version; however, it is restricted to two nodes and a fixed
bit rate.
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