I think We've convinced our Rexroth vendor's sales engineer that we can't use Rexroth's "Freely configurable mode" because we only have explicit messaging available to us. He was hanging his hat on that as it seems to be the only mode of operation he's somewhat familiar with. We think there are other modes in the drive that we can use to get it talking and exchange the meagre amount of data we need.
I'll bear in mind the safety concerns and make sure we check what happens when the ethernet cable is unplugged. Does this perhaps suggest the use of a "heartbeat" signal to make sure the comms is up and running?
Thanks for all the help proffered so far, I'm sure I'll be looking for more assistance soon.
I'll bear in mind the safety concerns and make sure we check what happens when the ethernet cable is unplugged. Does this perhaps suggest the use of a "heartbeat" signal to make sure the comms is up and running?
Thanks for all the help proffered so far, I'm sure I'll be looking for more assistance soon.