I have replaced a Parker PAC320 with a Schneider LMC 201
The system has some Parker Compax3 servodrive communicating over EtherCAT.
PAC320 is programmed with Codesys 3.5.15.
The program is opened in Machine Expert 3.2.
But I can not get the commumication running to the Compax3.
When I scan for hardware the it seems like the Compax3 is registated, but not the motors.
Hello,
You could not run EtherCAT-Softmotion drives with LMC201 PLC. This Controller has an EtherCAT master but only to run simple I/O devices. You could not use this EtherCAT master on the LMC201 for Motion. Schneider PACdrive Controller use SERCOS and only own drives (LXM62 with Sercos) for motion.
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I have replaced a Parker PAC320 with a Schneider LMC 201
The system has some Parker Compax3 servodrive communicating over EtherCAT.
PAC320 is programmed with Codesys 3.5.15.
The program is opened in Machine Expert 3.2.
But I can not get the commumication running to the Compax3.
When I scan for hardware the it seems like the Compax3 is registated, but not the motors.
Anyone that have succeded this replacement?
Hello,
You could not run EtherCAT-Softmotion drives with LMC201 PLC. This Controller has an EtherCAT master but only to run simple I/O devices. You could not use this EtherCAT master on the LMC201 for Motion. Schneider PACdrive Controller use SERCOS and only own drives (LXM62 with Sercos) for motion.
Hi Bruno
Thank you for your answer.
So this is not possible.
Do you know some thing else that could replace the PAC320?
Hello, you could use any CODESYS PLC which has an EtherCAT master and the possibility to run the CODESYS Softmotion.