How to complete the configuration of C2P series EtherCAT protocol valve island in KV-Studio

Quick overview

1. Demo product

C2P Series EtherCAT Valve terminal

2. Supporting Platform

Keyence KV-X310 PLC + KV-Studio Ver12G

3. Communication protocol

EtherCAT

4. Configuration Workflow

Create a new project → Set password → Communication connection → configuration → module configuration → PDO Mapping → download to PLC

5. Key Notes

When adding a configuration manually, the module slot configuration must be completed, otherwise communication will fail; in the advanced settings, the reference clock function must not be enabled

How do I configure a Solidot C2P Series EtherCAT protocol Valve terminal in Keyence KV-Studio and implement I/O control?

Using a KV-X310 PLC with KV-Studio Ver12G as an example, this document describes the complete workflow in sequence: creating a new project, establishing a Communication connection, registering the ESI file, automatic configuration, setting module slots, viewing the PDO Mapping, and downloading the configuration to the PLC.

1. Creating a New Project

Open KV-Studio, create a new project, and select the PLC model that matches the actual hardware.

After the project is created, the software displays an administrator password setting window. Enter the password and click "OK" to complete the setup before proceeding.

2. Communication connection

Click "Monitor/Simulator", then click "Communication Settings" in the window that appears to open the communication settings screen.

Select the Communication port according to the actual network topology. This example uses an Ethernet connection: select "Ethernet", then click "Search Connection Target", select the corresponding network interface Card (NIC) in the window that appears, and click "Execute Search". Once the PLC is found, select it and click "Select". You can first click "Connection Test" to confirm the connection is working, then click "OK" to complete the setup.

3. Configuration

1. Opening the EtherCAT configuration Screen

Double-click "EtherCAT", then click "Manual Setting" to open the configuration screen.

2. Registering the ESI file

Double-click "Login", click "ESI File Registration", locate the configuration file corresponding to the C2P series EtherCAT protocol Valve terminal, then click "Open" to complete ESI file registration.

3. Automatic configuration

Click "File" → "Auto Configure". After automatic configuration is complete, click "OK" to finish configuration.

4. Module configuration

Double-click the C2P series EtherCAT protocol Valve terminal in the configuration to open the "Detailed Settings" window. On the module configuration screen, select the corresponding slot configuration according to the actual model: Automatic scanning can automatically identify connected modules; if manual Addition is used, the slot configuration here must be completed manually, otherwise communication cannot be established.

After setting "Extended Settings" to "Enable", the SDO parameters of the module can be configured. If the current module does not require SDO parameters or the default values are retained, this item can be left disabled. (Refer to the XB6 series EtherCAT Slice I/O user manual to confirm the configurable parameters of each module.)

Note: When adding a configuration manually, the module slot configuration is mandatory. If this step is skipped, communication cannot be established normally, so be sure to complete the configuration according to the actual model.

5. PDO Mapping

After completing the module configuration and adding the Valve terminal, the PDO Mapping is performed automatically. The "Buffer" column displays the device buffer address corresponding to each channel; when reading and writing I/O signals in the program, this must be done via the UREAD (read buffer) and UWRIT (write buffer) instructions.

6. Initialization Communication instructions and Advanced settings

1. Initialization Communication instructions

This is used to configure the initialization instructions for modifying the module SDO parameters. Right-click the gray area and click "Add" to view the list of SDO parameters supported by the current configuration module, and add them as needed.

2. Advanced instructions

No additional configuration is required in the advanced settings.

Note: This module only supports Free run Synchronous mode. The "Reference Clock" function in the advanced settings must not be enabled, otherwise communication stability will be affected.

7. Downloading the configuration to the PLC

After completing all the above configurations, download the configuration and the program to the PLC, switch to online status to confirm that communication is normal, and then I/O control operations can be performed.