Seamless Integration: Yaskawa VFDs and Rockwell PLCs on EtherNet/IP.
Discover the ultimate guide to effortlessly integrating Yaskawa Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) into your EtherNet/IP network, specifically with Rockwell Automation (RA) Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
Embrace the power of Yaskawa Tag Generator, streamline configuration, and reduce commissioning time by leveraging standardized data blocks. Elevate your engineering prowess and establish a harmonious connection between Yaskawa VFDs and Rockwell PLCs, driving efficiency and productivity in your industrial automation setup.
Yaskawa VFDs and Rockwell PLCs on EtherNet/IP
The purpose of this guide is to help technicians and engineers integrate Yaskawa Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) into a new or existing EtherNet/IP network, specifically Rockwell Automation (RA) Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). EtherNet/IP (EIP) is being used in a wide range of industries and is one of the fastest growing industrial protocols in the United States. EtherNet/IP is an open source implementation, thus allowing for the continuous development and support from industry leaders (such as Yaskawa), ensuring that this industrial application layer protocol support sustainability.
Instructions and examples will be based on Yaskawa Tag Generator, Yaskawa add-on instructions, RSLINX, and a Compact/ ControlLogixTM PLC platform, configured with the RSLogix 5000 or Studio 5000 (RS5K) software environment. This guide will navigate, configure and explore the functionality of Yaskawa Tag Generator.
The Yaskawa Tag Generator was developed to allow technicians and engineers to select multiple Yaskawa EtherNet/IP products, their functions (pre-defined I/O assemblies), and then output the compiled data to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file. Once imported into the RS5K environment, these tags are then aliased to generic tags created when adding the Yaskawa module[s], thus simplifying integration and reducing commissioning time.
