Finding the Bus Terminal Controller with the TwinCAT System Manager

Prerequisite for BX9000:

BX firmware 1.08 or above (see the indication on the BX9000 display after the operating voltage has been switched on).
from TwinCAT 2.10 Build 1251

Prerequisite for BC9050, BC9020, BC9120:

from Firmware B1
from TwinCAT 2.10 Build 1322

An operable ADS connection is necessary in order to set the IP address through the System Manager. This can be done serially or via Ethernet.

A functioning Ethernet connection is necessary for the ADS connection via Ethernet. You can test the IP connection with the PING command. By default the Bus Terminal Controller is set to 172.16.21.20 with the sub-network mask 255.255.0.0. Set your PC to the same network class, e.g. 172.16.200.100 (subnet mask 255.255.0.0).

Now use PING to test whether a connection exists:

Now start the TwinCAT System Manager and look for the Bus Terminal Controller using the button highlighted in the image or press [F8]:

Finding the Bus Terminal Controller with the TwinCAT System Manager 1: — Specifying the target system

Now look for the Bus Terminal Controller via Ethernet:

Finding the Bus Terminal Controller with the TwinCAT System Manager 2: — Finding the Bus Terminal Controller

Now find your Bus Terminal Controller via Broadcast Search. If you have several Bus Terminal Controllers in your network, you can distinguish them by their names.
The name consists of the characters "BX_" or "BC_" and the last three bytes of the MAC ID. For the BX9000 the MAC ID is printed on the side, for the BC controllers it is printed on the underside. Example: MAC-ID: 00-01-05-00-01D-C3, then the default name is BX_001DC3.

If the Broadcast Search fails to find a device, check the Ethernet connection and the firmware in the controller.

If the Bus Terminal Controller was addressed via DHCP, you can include the Bus Terminal Controller in your connection via the button Add Route in the Host Name dialog.

If the Bus Terminal Controller was addressed manually or via BootP, select the assigned IP address and establish the connection via the button Add Route.

Acknowledge the password query dialog without making an entry. No password is required for Bus Terminal Controllers. Bus Terminal controllers do not offer password support.

Finding the Bus Terminal Controller with the TwinCAT System Manager 3: — Selecting the Bus Terminal Controller

Now select the Bus Terminal Controller you want to connect to and scan the devices connected to it (SSB, K-bus). The Bus Terminal Controller must be in Config mode ([Shift] [F4]).