Unexpected result on import of Sycon.NET ENI

Owned by Holger Pfrommer
Last updated: 2015-05-19Version comment
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Q
  1. Importing an ENI XML file exported from anSycon.net project, the import process fails, because an error is found. For example <VendorId>3758096452</VendorId>
  2. Even if ENI file import works without error message, no process values are visible.

 

A
  1. Sycon.NET exports a vendor ID as unsigned integer (3758096452), while according to ENI XML schema this should be a signed integer (-536870844). Thus, schema check for this file fails during import in netANALYZER Scope

  2. Even though, it is not recommended to use Sycon generated ENI files, as they miss all relevant syncmanager, FMMU and PDO assignment information which is necessary to import the process variables in netANALYZER Scope. You will be able to import the generated ENI file, but you will still not see any process variables due to the missing info in ENI.

    Following engineering tools seem to generate correct ENI files:

    • EtherCAT Workbench

    • KeStudioKeStudio

    • PLC Designer

    • TwinCat

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