Setting Up the Siemens S7-1200 PLC and PDMM for Profinet Fieldbus Communication (PDMM as the Slave) >

KAS (PDMM) as a Profinet Slave - Setup for Siemens S7-1200 PLC Using KAS IDE Version: 2. 12 Build 2, 12, 0, 72029 and Siemens TIA Portal V15.

AKD and EtherCAT CSV Mode >

With this EtherCAT Opmode, the trajectory generator is located in the control device, not in the AKD drive. In cyclic synchronous manner, the EtherCAT master provides a target velocity to the drive, which performs velocity control and…

AKD EtherNet/IP Fieldbus Landing Page >

AKD Ethernet IP Landing Page

AKD EtherNet/IP: Using Compactlogix or Contrologix With No Cyclic Poll ( Explicit Messaging Only ) >

KD EtherNet/IP: Using Compactlogix or Contrologix With No Cyclic Poll ( Explicit Messaging Only )

Proface HMI to AKD BASIC >

The following is based on what was learned and worked through phone and WebEx support. The conventions in this application note cannot be guaranteed to work with your hardware model or software version. We cannot supply a sample HMI project. The…

Creating and Using a Recipe in KVB and AKI Panel >

A recipe can be used in an HMI program to store and select groups of data to be used without having to enter the data each time it is used.  It is easy to create a recipe in KVB by clicking on Insert / Recipe and give the recipe a name.  A…

EtherCAT Scan & Association - Couplers & I/O Slices >

The following page is an example from the KAS Online Help which shows how to add a coupler to an existing project. EtherCAT Scan & Association - Couplers & I/O Slices

EtherCAT Coupler Error Handling And Diagnosis >

The KAS IDE help has an extensive section on EtherCAT error handling. 

Using Maple Systems EZWare Plus to AKD or AKD BASIC >

Note: I don’t have EzWare Plus software or the HMI and no specifics on software revisions or HMI hardware revisions or models. I have no sample project. The following is based on what worked and was learned through support. If a data field is…