Anybus abc4021 Quick start guide

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Replace X-gateway with Communicator Quick Guide
About this Quick Guide
This Quick Guide describes how to transit the conguraon from an X-gateway to a new generaon Communicator.
For in-depth informaon about how to install and congure the Communicator, see the product user manual.
See Support and Resources (page 1).
Support and Resources
For addional documentaon and soware downloads, FAQs, troubleshoong guides and technical support, please
visit www.anybus.com/support.
TIP
Have the product arcle number available, to search for the product specic support web page. You
nd the product arcle number on the product cover.
HMS Soware Applicaons
Download the soware installaon les and user documentaon from www.anybus.com/support.
Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway
Use the soware applicaon Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway to congure the classic Anybus
Communicator and the Anybus X-gateway.
HMS IPcong
Use the soware applicaon HMS IPcong and scan your network to discover and change the Communicator IP
address and to access the Communicator built-in web interface.
NOTE
As an alternave, you can set a stac 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 IPcong is only available for Windows.
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Communicator Built-In Web Interface Overview
Use the Communicator built-in web interface to congure, maintain and troubleshoot the Communicator.
Figure 1. The Communicator built-in web interface Home page example
Menu item Descripon
Home View the Communicator, network, and node status.
Apply Aer conguraon changes are made and veried, press Apply to make the sengs take eect.
Conguraon, upper network page Congure network sengs.
Conguraon, lower network page Congure network sengs.
I/O conguraon Congure input and output data sizes and endian conversion.
Files & rmware Save sengs in a conguraon les, upload conguraon les and upgrade rmware.
Diagnoscs Monitor and troubleshoot the Communicator.
Support Contains Communicator product informaon, Anybus contact informaon, link to Anybus support
website, and product le for download.
Here you can generate a support package with product informaon, to send to your Anybus support
technician.
For in-depth informaon about how to install and congure the Communicator, see the product user manual.
See Support and Resources (page 1).
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Transit the X-gateway Conguraon
Before You Begin
The X-gateway is congured via the soware applicaon Anybus Conguraon Manager X-gateway.
The Communicator is congured via a built-in web interface.
To transit from an X-gateway to a Communicator, you need to:
1. Overview the exisng conguraon sengs in the Anybus Conguraon Manager X-gateway.
2. Redo the conguraon 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 sengs, choose one of
the following methods:
Opon 1 | Set a stac IP address on the PC
On the PC accessing the Communicator built-in web interface, set a stac 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 stac IP address on your PC, internet access is lost.
Opon 2 | Change the IP address on the Communicator conguraon port
Use the soware applicaon HMS IPcong to nd and change the IP address on the
Communicator conguraon port, to one within the same IP address range as the PC
accessing the Communicator built-in web interface.
To download the installaon les, please visit www.anybus.com/support and enter the
product arcle number to search for the Communicator support web page. You nd the
product arcle 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 conguraon 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 Conguraon in the Conguraon Manager
1. Connect the X-gateway conguraon port to your PC and to power.
2. Start the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway.
3. In the main menu, click Connect.
The conguraon manager searches for the X-gateway.
4. Upload the excising X-gateway conguraon or open a saved conguraon.
5. In the Project menu, select the upper network interface.
View the conguraon sengs 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 Sengs
NOTE
The IP sengs vary depending on the network protocol type.
Example 2. Communicator built-in web interface, Conguraon menu with the upper network page selected
Figure 5. Conguraon, PROFINET page example
In the Communicator built-in web interface:
1. Navigate to the Conguraon 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. Congure the IP Sengs according to the sengs in the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway
conguraon.
3. Opon for PROFINET: In PROFINET sengs, enter the PROFINET Staon Name.
4. Download the conguraon 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 Sengs
Connue to congure the second network.
1. In the Anybus Conguraon Manager - X-gateway Project menu:
Select the lower network interface.
View the conguraon sengs 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 Conguraon 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, Conguraon menu with the lower network page selected
Figure 7. Conguraon, EtherNet/IP page
3. Congure the IP sengs and Connecon sengs according to the sengs in the Anybus Conguraon
Manager - X-gateway conguraon.
4. Download the conguraon 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 Conguraon
Connue with the I/O conguraon.
In this example we use an PROFINET to EtherNet/IP .
Figure 8. I/O conguraon page
1. On the I/O conguraon page, enter the same I/O sizes, for the Upper and Lower network, as in the old
X-gateway conguraon.
2. If applicable, enable Endian swapping in either direcon.
Set a swapping type to use for the enre area or use Detailed swap to set dierent types of swapping for
dierent parts of the I/O area.
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