File over EtherCAT (FoE)

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File over EtherCAT (FoE)

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Via this profile, firmware and entire collections can be loaded via the EtherCAT interface. It is important that the name of the file must have a length of eight characters. The file ending is limited to three characters. Detailed information is given by the ETG.5003.2 profile.

 

Example: vat specific firmware: F01.0C.28.08.vat becomes 010C2808.vat

 

Example TwinCAT

Step by step instructions to load a firmware via FoE.

Open TwinCAT Project

Scan Device (right click on Device)

ScanTwinCAT

Accept Hint Window

Select Device (Normally the device is selected automatically)

Scan for Boxes -> yes

Activate Free Run -> yes

Set Boot Mode

oDouble-click on device

oOpen Online Window

oSelect Bootstrap

SetBootstrapMode

Download File (Attention File must have 8 characters)

oSelect Download

oChange File type to All Files

oOpen requested firmware

LoadFirmware

Add extension of the file

oStart download process

NameStructure

Wait until the green loading bar at the bottom right is finished.

Set Init Mode

ovalve loads firmware -> running eights on display

owait until display shows general information -> firmware download process is finished

Check Error List

ErrorList