Setting up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 via EDS File

You can choose between

Create generic description (valid for all configuration) – using more than one coupler in your project
Create detailed description (only valid for current configuration) – using only one coupler in your project

This is an example of how to set up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 using the EDS File that can be exported from the Device Manager:

Click on the “Create EDS File” button referenced above. This will create the EDS file that you can import into the Rockwell Software. Once you have successfully imported the EDS file into the Rockwell software, most of the configuration will be taken care of automatically.

Configure your Hardware as appropriate in RS Logix Studio 5000 and then add a “New Module”:

Setting up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 via EDS File 3: — Add a new module in RS Logix 5000

Search for the EK9500 (This will only work after you have imported the EDS file):

Setting up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 via EDS File 4: — Search for the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000

Enter the IP Address that was configured for the EK9500 and then click on Change:

Setting up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 via EDS File 5: — Set the IP Address of the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000

Set the data size according to what is shown in the EIP Mapping:

Setting up the EK9500 in RS Logix Studio 5000 via EDS File 6: — Set the Size of your Input and Output Instances in RS Logix Studio 5000

All of the Assembly Instance data is read from the EDS file (Input: 129, Output: 130, Config: 128). Once you download the configuration and go online the communication will start up automatically.

Create L5X File

For RS Logix Studio it is possible to generate a data structure for in and output to get a easier mapping information about the connected EtherCAT terminals or modules (“module-defined”).