3. B&R Automation Studio
This tutorial will guide you through the configuration of ros_powerlink_tutorial project in B&R Automation Studio. B&R X20CP PLC is used within this tutorial, however the same procedure should also work with different B&R POWERLINK compatible hardware. The project archive is available within this repository.
Open B&R Automation Studio and use Project Wizard to create new project named ros_powerlink_tutorial.
Enter the parameters of new configuration manually or let Automation Studio to identify your hardware automatically.
In case of manual configuration select a specific type of your PLC first
Complete your hardware configuration by adding all peripherals, your configuration should look similar:
If your hardware configuration is ready, you can proceed to importing fieldbus device:
Select CiA401 protocol from POWERLINK software stack:
Add Powerlink device to your hardware configuration:
Drag a connection between particular ports:
Enter configuration of POWERLINK device:
Increase default response time from 22ms to 100ms.
