How to connect the frequency converter with Devicenet on KRC1 of KUKA

[zqzx0608]

How to connect the frequency converter  with Devicenet on  KRC1 of KUKA.
We have a frequency converter of spinld. and want to connect the frequency converter through Devicenet and How to program after connect. It's easy for me to get the converter control address. But I dont know how to get the address with KRC1 and how to  program.   ZQZX0608@126.com
 

[SkyeFire]

Will the frequency converter be a DeviceNet Slave to the KRC?

You will need to set the DeviceNet bus speed on the slave device (some devices do not require this).

You will need to set the DeviceNet address (MAC ID) on the slave device.

You will need to connect and properly terminate DeviceNet cabling between the KRC and the slave device.

In the file DEVNET.INI (in the robot's INIT directory) you will need to set the correct baud rate and add the MAC IDs for any and all slave devices on the bus.

[zqzx0608]

Thanks for your early reply. We use KRC1. Does it surppot the slave Device. After finishing all the steps you told to me and What should I do next? I mean how to use program to controll the motor? Do you have a skype? My skype is
riverstarstar.

[SkyeFire]

The KRC1 includes a DeviceNet Master port, yes.  Any standard DeviceNet Slave device can be connected to the robot using this port.

The process of controlling the motor from the robot depends entirely on what signals the frequency drive needs.  You will need to obtain the interface information for the frequency driver and allocate signals in IOSYS.INI and CONFIG.DAT to support those requirements.

For example, the drive might need a Start signal, and a Fault Reset signal, and an 8-bit signal for speed control.  So in CONFIG.DAT you might use:

Code:

SIGNAL VFD_START $OUT [89]
SIGNAL VFD_FAULT_RESET $OUT [90]
SIGNAL VFD_SPEED_OUT $OUT [97] TO $OUT [104] ; 8bit integer
SIGNAL VFD_FAULT $IN [90] ; fault input from VFD

Then, your program might work something like:

Code:

WHILE VFD_FAULT
  PULSE (VFD_FAULT RESET, TRUE, 0.1) ; send fault-reset to VFD
  WAIT SEC 0.2 ; wait for fault to clear
ENDWHILE ; keep looping until fault is cleared
VFD_SPEED_OUT = 128 ; 50% of 8-bit speed value
WAIT SEC 0.1 ; signal settling time
VFD_START = TRUE ; start motor

This is all very bare-bones, of course.

[zqzx0608]

Thank you very much. I will connect it. I will contact you if any question.