Adding Slave Devices on the CANopen Bus

Overview

You can launch the bus editor from this node to define the topology of the bus and configure the CANopen elements.

NOTE: You cannot modify the configuration of the CANopen bus in connected mode.

Procedure

To add a slave device follow these steps:

Step	Action
1	Access the CANopen bus editor.
2	Double-click the connection point, where the module should be connected. Result: the New Device window is displayed.
3	In the Topological Address field, type the number of the connection point corresponding to the address. NOTE: By default, the Control Expert software offers the first free consecutive address.
4	From the CANopen drop, expand (+) the family to select your CANopen device.
5	Click OK. Result: the module is declared.

CANopen Bus Editor

The following graphic describes the different areas of the CANopen bus editor:

Number	Element	Function
1	Bus	Bus number
1	Connections configured	Indicates the number of connection points configured.
2	Logical address area	Includes the addresses of the devices connected to the bus.
3	Module area	Includes the devices that are connected to the bus.

NOTE: Available connection points are indicated by an empty white square.