Communication Solutions 90 DVD - 2021-09-1

Software Installation

Note:

Before getting started, please make sure that the upstream device, mostly the host processor, does not make use of 64 Byte read completion boundary (RCB). Due to restrictions of the AX99100 bridge chip only RCBs of 128 Byte are supported.

If you feel unsure about your upstream device’s RCB, please get in touch with Hilscher’s support team.

cifX Device Driver

Install the cifX Device Driver on your host system to gain access to the cifX card via PCI Express.

→ ...\Driver_&_Toolkit\Device Driver (NXDRV-WIN)\Installation\cifX Device Driver Setup.exe

Device Explorer

Install the Device Explorer to load a communication firmware into the cifX card.

→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\Device_Explorer…

Device Library

Install the Device Library which provides a collection of device and communication DTMs for the Configuration Software Communication Studio.

→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\Device_Library…

Communication Studio

Install the Communication Studio to set up a network configuration.

→ …\Software_&_Tools\Configuration_Software\CommunicationStudio…

First Steps

1. Install the above mentioned software components.
2. Mount the Hilscher product into the system.
3. Download a firmware into the Hilscher product via Device Explorer.
4. Set up a network configuration with I/O data via Communication Studio.
5. Download the configuration into the product and start the communication.
6. Optional: Check data exchange with “cifXTest” utility, which is installed in the Windows Control Panel with the cifX Device Driver (NXDRV-WIN).
7. Connect the application.

Firmware

For full support with the Hilscher tool chain, the minimum firmware listed on this Product DVD has to be used. If a later version of a firmware is used from Hilscher Knowledge Base, the firmware type "Use Case C" has to be chosen in the download folder.

Documentation

Documentation for all hard- and software components included in this Product DVD is available on the path: …\Documentation\...

The Documentation Library on the Hilscher Knowledgebase includes further documents: https://hilscher.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DL/Documentation+Library+Home

Application Notes

Application Notes are available in the Global Support Space: https://hilscher.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ue9RBw

The documentation can be downloaded on the download section.

	EtherCAT	EtherNet/IP	PROFINET IO	Open Modbus/TCP	PROFIBUS-DP	CANopen	DeviceNet
	Slave	Adapter	Device	Client/Server	Slave	Slave	Slave
CIFX M223090AE						1)	1)

Note:

¹⁾ CANopen and DeviceNet require a CIFX M223090AE Revision 4 or later

	Systembus	Format	USB Diagnostic interface	SYNC0/1	Slave Adress    Switch	2-channel	Flash based	Detached network interface	Extended Temperature Range
CIFX M223090AE	PCI Express	M.2 2230 Key A + E		1)				2)

Legend

¹⁾ SYNC0/1 via system bus

²⁾ Using an assembly interface (AIFX-V2) with a 15cm connection cable

Documentation: Documentation_-_Communication_Solutions_90_DVD_2021-09-1.zip

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