Which instances does my Ethernet IP Adapter use?

During the configuration of an Ethernet/IP Scanner, commonly the EDS file provided together with the Ethernet/IP Adapter can be imported.

In some cases, the connection parameters need to be defined manually.

One of the most important parameters here, are the connection instances for Input (O → T), Output (T → O) and Configuration (CFG).

These instance can be extracted from the provided EDS file.

To find out all needed parameters, the Tool EZ-EDS can be used.

https://www.odva.org/subscriptions-services/software/ez-eds-download/

Therefore:

- open the EDS File, using the tool

- open the required connection type. Now you can see all required connection parameters:

- by clicking "Decode Path, you can also see the Path information (Class / Instance / Attribute).

In this example, there is no configuration path used. Therefore EZ-EDS shows "Ignored Path", where the Configuration Path is commonly placed.