How to integrate a SIG200 EIP into a Omron PLC using Sysmac Studio

The first step is to integrate the ESI file into the environment.
For this you have to download the file from Sick.com, unzip the file and place the file to the correct path on your computer.
In this case the path is
C:\Program Files (x86)\OMRON\Sysmac Studio\IODeviceProfiles\EipConnection\Eds

Now we can startup Sysmac Studio.
There you must create Global variables for the input and output data.

The size for the input and output data you will find in the operating instruction from the SIG200.
It is the size of the input and output assembly. In this case the input assembly is 328 Byte and the output assembly is 262 Byte.
You have also to take care for the “Network Publish” as you can see in the picture. For the input variable choose input and for the output variable choose output.

Next step is to setup the EtherNet/IP connection setting.

Go to Tool->EtherNet/IP connection setting

This one will open.

Double klick on the port where the SIG200 is connected, in this case it is port1.

It opens the Tag set page where you have to register the variables which we have defined before.

Klick on the button “Registration ALL” which is red marked in the picture above.

You will see the defined variables.

Klick on register.

The variables are now registered as input and output variables in the Ethernet/IP connection

The next step is to establish a connection to our SIG200.
For this you have to open the connection tab

Klick on the left side on the connection button.

After this you see on the right side the Toolbox, where you can add the Target device (SIG200)

By clicking on the button +, you can enter a new device to your network.

Now you have to enter the IP address of you SIG200

Then select the SIG200 in the Model name drop down list and select the Revision

By clicking on the button Add you will find it in your Target device list

Now drag and drop the Target device to the Connection space

Choose exclusive owner in the Connection I/O Type

The Target Variable are the assembly number of the input and output assembly, in this case 100 for the input and 101 for the output.

The Originator Variable are the Variables which was defined before, in this case SIG200_in for the input and SIG200_out for the output.

And an important thing is you have to set the RPI time to 10ms

That’s all you have to do to establish the hardware configuration between the PLC and the SIG200.

Now you have to synchronize it witch your PLC to download the configuration to the PLC

If you make now a watch table with the Global Variables for example the SIG200_in, you see the process data of the connected sensor and all the information’s which are in the input assembly.