Hello everybody,
I plan to integrate a Beckhoff Bus Coupler into a KRC4 compact controller. After getting a new laptop, I have to reinstall WorkVisual 4.0. Now I fail to integrate the Beckhoff DTMs. I downloaded the files from the Beckhoff website and unzipped the .zip file. Do I have to save the .xml files in a specific folder? If I search for installed DTMs in DTM catalog management, WorkVisual can not find any Beckhoff files.
WorkVisual 4.0 Beckhoff DTMs
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newbiemechatronic -
November 28, 2018 at 5:08 PM -
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Make sure that:
1. your WoV version is compatible with your OS.
2. your WoV is installed correctly
3. no projects are open
4. during browsing for DTM files change file filter to EtherCat (default is ProfiNet or so)
5. if you have older version of WoV, you may not be able to use DTMs downloaded from Beckhoff, check download section on this forum, i put there older version that works for older WoV. -
panic mode
Thanks for your tips. I now downloade the new WorkVisual 5.0 and installed it. My laptop works with Windows 10. During the installation, there were no warnings. For the installation I used the typical option. After the installation I copied the Beckhoff folder to "C:\Program Files (x86)\KUKA\WorkVisual 5.0\DTMs\XmlSchemas\EtherCAT". But still no Beckhoff DTMs are found. How can I change the file filter in WorkVisual. I didn't found an option for that. -
did you red documentation? Do not manually add or remove things to/from WoV directory...!
1. Extract files to a known folder such as C:\TEMP\DTM
2. Start WoV (without project)
3. use menu File>Import/Export>Import device description files ...
4. then click browse button and new dialog will open up. in the bottom right corner is combobox (pull down list) with different types of files. Change this to Ethercat.
5. navigate to path with files such as C:\TEMP\DTM etc.
6. this step is only needed in VoW versions before 5.x - Use menu Extras>DTM Catalog, then search for installed DTMs and move to current catalog (right pane).