Fixed as of:
EASY Starter V1.31
Removal of EtherCAT communication path via Beckhoff controller (TwinCAT V2)
If necessary, the old EtherCAT communication path via Beckhoff controller (TwinCAT V2) can be retrofitted. You can find the setup in the article.
Behavior of the new version:
Starting with EASY Starter V1.31, only the newer EtherCAT communication path via Beckhoff controller (TwinCAT V3) is available
Description of the behavior:
Newer Beckhoff TwinCAT V3 engineering versions cannot establish an online connection to the Beckhoff target system with this version 2.11.0.28 of the Beckhoff driver. Beckhoff is currently installing version 3.1.x.x with the latest TwinCAT.
Conditions under which the behavior occurs:
When using the EtherCAT communication path via a Beckhoff controller (TwinCAT V2), the Beckhoff driver TcAdsDll.dll, version 2.11.0.28, was installed on the computer.
Affected products:
EASY Starter =< 1.30
Short-term measures, recommendations, assessment:
The DLL is located in theC:\Windows\SysWOW64 directory. After installing EASY Starter, the DLL can be deleted and replaced with the latest DLL from Beckhoff. The newer DLL also works with the EASY Starter EtherCAT communication path via a Beckhoff controller (TwinCAT V2).
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