Master configuration

PROFINET IO-Controller (master) setup. This is part of the YRCP-MP4P PROFINET quick start guide.

Setting up the YRCP-MP4P board as PROFINET master (IO-Controller) requires the use of the Yaskawa “2CON” engineering tool.

Installation

YEU employees

Other users

1. Download the latest version of 2CON here .
2. Unzip the files.
3. Install the application.

Create a new project

1. After installation, 2CON can be found in the Windows start menu. Start the application.

   

2. Click on the YRCP-MP4P template to create a new project:

   

3. Let’s start with a brief overview of the user interface (UI):

   Left side: Project tree	Right side: Hardware catalog
   From this tree you access the settings of the board and any slaves you have added to your network.	This is where slave devices show up after importing a GSDML file.

IP settings

Set the IP address range for your master network. This has to be done at a two levels:

1. In the project settings we enter the permissable IP range for the network. In this example, we specify everything (board + devices) to be in the range from 192.168.100.100 to 192.168.100.254:

   

2. In the board settings we enter:

   • LAN2 (X3/X4) IP address
     Enter the same IP settings as given to the board, see General section.
   • LAN2 (X3/X4) Name of station (PROFINET device name)
     Enter the same device name as given to the board, see General section.
   • Location
     This text field is optional and used for recognition. It will show up in the project tree and can be useful (especially in larger projects). In this example we call it “Welding robot”.

   

Import GSDML file

To insert a device in the configuration, it first has to be added to the hardware catalog. This is done by importing the GSDML file.

1. Start the import using menu File » Import GSDML File(s)

   

2. Select the GSDML file. In this example we install the file for the Hilscher CIFX slave (which is a CIFX PROFINET board mounted in another robot controller).

   

3. Next it will show a dialog listing the Device Access Points (DAP) of the GSDML. By default all DAPs are selected; you can deselect the one you don’t need to keep the catalog clean. In this example there is just one DAP. Click OK to proceed.

   

4. Now the device and its submodules show up in the catalog:

   

Insert slave device

Now the device can be added to the network.

1. In the tree, doubleclick on Profinet to open its settings:

   

2. Drag and drop the device into the device list. Now you can already adjust its IP address and device name and - optionally - assign its location (for easy recognition in the tree).

   

Insert submodules for the device

Some devices allow various setups, where the device is configured by adding the desired submodules from the catalog. In the case of the Hilscher CIFX device used in this example, we are going to add a single submodule of 32b input/output.

1. In the tree, doubleclick on the device The other robot: Yaskawa CIFX to open its settings.

   

2. Doublecheck the settings. Then open the module list
3. Now drag and drop the submodule into the module list. For this example, we insert the Input/Output 32b submodule.

   

Add other devices

Repeat the two previous steps for each device you want to add.

Build the configuration

After completing the configuration it is time to build (compile) and check for errors.

1. Start build using menu Project » Rebuild. A popup informs if everything went well:

   

2. Use the messages window at the bottom of the screen to get details about any issues. Below an example of a warning after setting the IP address of the device outside the permisable range.

   

Download the configuration

1. In the tree, doubleclick on the board Welding robot: Yaskawa CIFX to open the cockpit:

   

2. Make sure your PC is connected to the master (X3/X4) or slave (X1/X2) network of the board.
3. Select the network, then start the online connection in 2CON using the online connection button:

   

4. Now you will need to enter the login information for the board (same credentials as used for the webserver).

   

5. If connecting went ok, you should by now see some live data from the board’s CPU:

   

6. Download the project including sources using the hotkey CTRL+F5 or click write and start Project (with Sources) in the download options menu:

   

7. A popup informs if everything went well:

   

8. After restarting the robot controller the new configuration will be active.

Tips

Create your own templates

To prevent the hassle of importing GSDML files every time you create a new project, you can consider to create and maintain your own “base” projects.

Then instead of starting from scratch every time, you just create a copy of the suitable base project which already has a pre-filled hardware catalog and the proper default settings for your applications (IP address range etc.).

Troubleshooting

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