Performing a device scan

 

 

Scanning the network

To configure and perform the network scan, proceed as follows:

INFORMATION

If you are using the EtherCAT® adapter for network communication, it is not possible to use the software and MOVISUITE® at the same time.
  • A communication link is established between the computer and the SEW-EURODRIVE device network.
  • The computer's network interface used for the network scan is configured accordingly via the Windows network settings.
  1. Open the "Devices" tab.
  2. Click the [Device scan] button.
    • The "Device scan" configuration menu opens.
  3. Configure the device scan using the following setting fields and then click [Start scan].

Setting field

Description

Network interface for device scan

[Refresh] button

Update the detected network adapters.

Network adapter for communication

Select the network adapter of your computer to establish the communication link.

Response timeout in ms

Set the timeout time of the network adapter when trying to establish the communication link. The set value applies to all communications with the field devices (device scan, parameter, scope), but not to the endpoints.

Network protocol type

Select the subordinate network layer:

  • Ethernet
  • EtherCAT®

Use broadcast

Activate the broadcast function. Activating the broadcast function will result in an increased network load, which can cause undesirable effects.

INFORMATION: The broadcast function will not find the devices in routed networks. An IP address range must be specified here.

Explicit device routes

Buttons

[Add IP address]

and

[Add multiple IP addresses]

Manually add more IP addresses or IP address ranges (use a hyphen when specifying IP address ranges, for example 10.58.231.1 - 10.58.231.255) to scan devices connected behind a router or managed switch. To search for a specific port, add ":PortNumber" after the address.

Explicit device routes help you to find known devices, drives, and machines in your plant network.

Options

Add subcomponents in the device scan

Use the displayed choice boxes to select which subcomponents are detected during the device scan.

INFORMATION: In IoT Suite mode, all subcomponents are deactivated by default, since not all subcomponents are supported yet by the IoT Suite. You can find out which subcomponents the IoT Suite supports in the IoT Suite white list.

Applying devices

After performing the network scan, a result list with all detected devices and subcomponents is displayed. This result list is used to select which devices and subcomponents are applied to the device list. To apply devices and subcomponents, proceed as follows:

  • A device scan has been performed and the result list contains entries.
  1. Use the choice boxes to select the devices and subcomponents to be applied. If you select a subcomponent, the corresponding device is always also applied. If you select a device, however, the subcomponents are not all automatically applied. If you want to apply all displayed devices, you can skip this step and click the [Apply all] button.
  2. If needed, filter the result list using the drop-down list in the top right corner. If "Prefer fieldbus route" is selected, all detected devices are displayed. If a device has a fieldbus route and an engineering route, the fieldbus route is applied automatically. If "Only fieldbus route" or "Only engineering route" is selected, only devices that were found via the corresponding route are listed.
  3. Click the [Apply selection button].
    • The selected devices and subcomponents are applied to the device list.