Tab 'EtherCAT Slave - Online'

Object: EtherCAT Slave

This tab makes slave status information and functions for the file transfer to the slave available over EtherCAT (FoE).

Requirement: The expert settings for the slave are activated and the application is logged into the controller.

State machine

Init

Use for debugging purposes

Boot Strap

Slave is switched to Bootstrap mode.

Required if firmware files are to be transferred to or from the slave

Pre-Op

Use for debugging purposes

Safe-Op

Use for debugging purposes

Op

Use for debugging purposes

Current status

Requested status

File Access over EtherCAT

Download

Download of firmware files

A dialog appears for the storage of the firmware file. In this dialog the input of a string as well as a password is necessary in order to execute the file transfer. The information is to be taken from the data sheet of the slave.

Upload

Upload of firmware files

A dialog appears for the opening of the firmware file. In this dialog the input of a string as well as a password is necessary in order to execute the file transfer. The information is to be taken from the data sheet of the slave.

E²PROM access

Write E²PROM

Writes the configuration of the slave to the E²PROM.

A dialog for storing the configuration appears similar to File access over EtherCAT

Read E²PROM

Reads the configuration of the slave from the E²PROM.

Upload of firmware files

A dialog for opening the configuration appears similar to File access over EtherCAT

Write E²PROM XML

Writes the slave configuration directly from the XML file into the device.

Can be executed only if configuration data are present in the XML file (<ConfigData> section).