Replace X-gateway with Communicator Quick Guide
About this Quick Guide
This Quick Guide describes how to transit the conguraon from an X-gateway to a new generaon Communicator.
For in-depth informaon about how to install and congure the Communicator, see the product user manual.
See Support and Resources (page 1).
Support and Resources
For addional documentaon and soware downloads, FAQs, troubleshoong guides and technical support, please
visit www.anybus.com/support.
TIP
Have the product arcle number available, to search for the product specic support web page. You
nd the product arcle number on the product cover.
HMS Soware Applicaons
Download the soware installaon les and user documentaon from www.anybus.com/support.
Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway
Use the soware applicaon Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway to congure the classic Anybus
Communicator and the Anybus X-gateway.
HMS IPcong
Use the soware applicaon HMS IPcong and scan your network to discover and change the Communicator IP
address and to access the Communicator built-in web interface.
NOTE
As an alternave, you can set a stac IP address within the same IP address range as the Communicator
IP address on the computer accessing the Communicator built-in web interface.
NOTE
HMS IPcong is only available for Windows.
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Communicator Built-In Web Interface Overview
Use the Communicator built-in web interface to congure, maintain and troubleshoot the Communicator.
Figure 1. The Communicator built-in web interface Home page example
Menu item Descripon
Home View the Communicator, network, and node status.
Apply Aer conguraon changes are made and veried, press Apply to make the sengs take eect.
Conguraon, upper network page Congure network sengs.
Conguraon, lower network page Congure network sengs.
I/O conguraon Congure input and output data sizes and endian conversion.
Files & rmware Save sengs in a conguraon les, upload conguraon les and upgrade rmware.
Diagnoscs Monitor and troubleshoot the Communicator.
Support Contains Communicator product informaon, Anybus contact informaon, link to Anybus support
website, and product le for download.
Here you can generate a support package with product informaon, to send to your Anybus support
technician.
For in-depth informaon about how to install and congure the Communicator, see the product user manual.
See Support and Resources (page 1).
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Transit the X-gateway Conguraon
Before You Begin
The X-gateway is congured via the soware applicaon Anybus Conguraon Manager X-gateway.
The Communicator is congured via a built-in web interface.
To transit from an X-gateway to a Communicator, you need to:
1. Overview the exisng conguraon sengs in the Anybus Conguraon Manager X-gateway.
2. Redo the conguraon in the Communicator built-in web interface.
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Find the Communicator on Your PC
The Communicator default IP address is 192.168.0.10.
To be able to access the Communicator built-in web interface you may need to adjust the IP sengs, choose one of
the following methods:
Opon 1 | Set a stac IP address on the PC
On the PC accessing the Communicator built-in web interface, set a stac IP address
within the same IP address range as the Communicator IP address.
To access the Communicator built-in web interface, ensure that port Port 80 TCP is open
in your PC Windows Firewall.
Note that when you change to a stac IP address on your PC, internet access is lost.
Opon 2 | Change the IP address on the Communicator conguraon port
Use the soware applicaon HMS IPcong to nd and change the IP address on the
Communicator conguraon port, to one within the same IP address range as the PC
accessing the Communicator built-in web interface.
To download the installaon les, please visit www.anybus.com/support and enter the
product arcle number to search for the Communicator support web page. You nd the
product arcle number on the product cover.
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Access the Communicator Built-In Web Interface
1. Connect the Communicator to your PC and to power.
Figure 2. Communicator conguraon port and power connector
2. Open a web browser and enter the Communicator IP address in the Address bar.
The Communicator default IP address is 192.168.0.10.
The Communicator built-in web interface Home page appears.
Figure 3. Communicator built-in web interface, Home page example
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Access the X-gateway Conguraon in the Conguraon Manager
1. Connect the X-gateway conguraon port to your PC and to power.
2. Start the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway.
3. In the main menu, click Connect.
The conguraon manager searches for the X-gateway.
4. Upload the excising X-gateway conguraon or open a saved conguraon.
5. In the Project menu, select the upper network interface.
View the conguraon sengs to be used in the new Communicator.
Example 1. In this example we use an PROFINET IO - EtherNet/IP X-gateway.
Figure 4. X-gateway Project with the PROFINET IO (Upper) network selected
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Upper Network Page Sengs
NOTE
The IP sengs vary depending on the network protocol type.
Example 2. Communicator built-in web interface, Conguraon menu with the upper network page selected
Figure 5. Conguraon, PROFINET page example
In the Communicator built-in web interface:
1. Navigate to the Conguraon menu and select the upper network page.
NOTE
For some X-gateway variants, the upper network corresponds to the lower network for the
Communicator.
2. Congure the IP Sengs according to the sengs in the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway
conguraon.
3. Opon for PROFINET: In PROFINET sengs, enter the PROFINET Staon Name.
4. Download the conguraon le to your computer for use in your PLC programming tool.
Depending on the network protocol, one of the following le formats is available for download: GSDML, GSD,
EDS, or ESI.
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Lower Network Page Sengs
Connue to congure the second network.
1. In the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway Project menu:
Select the lower network interface.
View the conguraon sengs to be used in the new Communicator.
Example 3. In this example we use an PROFINET IO - EtherNet/IP X-gateway
Figure 6. X-gateway Project with the EtherNet/IP + Modbus-TCP + WEB Slave + IT 2-port (Lower) network
selected
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2. In the Communicator built-in web interface:
Navigate to the Conguraon menu and select the lower network page.
NOTE
For some X-gateway variants, the lower network corresponds to the upper network for the
Communicator.
Example 4. Communicator built-in web interface, Conguraon menu with the lower network page selected
Figure 7. Conguraon, EtherNet/IP page
3. Congure the IP sengs and Connecon sengs according to the sengs in the Anybus Conguraon
Manager - X-gateway conguraon.
4. Download the conguraon le to your computer for use in your PLC programming tool.
Depending on the network protocol, one of the following le formats is available for download: GSDML, GSD,
EDS, or ESI.
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I/O Conguraon
Connue with the I/O conguraon.
In this example we use an PROFINET to EtherNet/IP .
Figure 8. I/O conguraon page
1. On the I/O conguraon page, enter the same I/O sizes, for the Upper and Lower network, as in the old
X-gateway conguraon.
2. If applicable, enable Endian swapping in either direcon.
Set a swapping type to use for the enre area or use Detailed swap to set dierent types of swapping for
dierent parts of the I/O area.
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