Confirmation and Configuration of Epson RC+ 8.0

When the EtherNet/IP slave board is installed to the Controller, it is recognized automatically. Confirm that Epson RC+ 8.0 has recognized the board in the following procedure.

1. Select [Setup] - [System Configuration] and display the [System Configuration] dialog box.

2. Select [Controller] - [Inputs / Outputs].

   

3. Confirm that the following items are displayed in "Fieldbus slave".
   Installed: Yes
   Inputs: 512-767 (default setting)
   Outputs: 512-767 (default setting)

4. Select [Fieldbus Slave] - [General]

   

5. Confirm that following items are displayed.
   Fieldbus Type: EtherNet/IP
   Input Bytes: 32 (default setting)
   Output Bytes: 32 (default setting)

6. Click [Close].

7. Select [Fieldbus Slave] - [EtherNet/IP].

   

8. Set each item to the specific value to connect the Ethernet network.
   For information about the setting values, contact your network administrator.
   Address Configuration is set to "DHCP/BOOTP/ARP" at shipment.

9. When the configuration is completed, click [Apply] to apply the setting.

10. Click [Close].

KEY POINTS

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When Address Configuration is set to "DHCP/BOOTP/ARP", the Controller waits for DHCP/BOOTP/ARP sever response for 30 seconds at Controller startup. When DHCP/BOOTP/ARP does not respond within the time, the Controller stops the request to the DHCP/BOOTP/ARP server and waits ARP.