EtherCAT Slave Device Node

The following information refers to a specific, typical device type. Your screen may differ.

EtherCAT slave devices are child elements of the 'EtherCAT' node (which represents the EtherCAT Master). All editors for setting up and configuring an EtherCAT slave device are accessible by double-clicking its PLANT tree node under the 'EtherCAT' node.

Example of an EtherCAT slave device in the PLANT

The node of an EtherCAT slave device in the PLANT provides the following editors:

'Settings'
'Device List'
'Data List'
'PDO Data'
'CoE Data'
'Init Commands'

Further Info
Detailed information on the EtherCAT configuration as well as step-by-step procedures can be found in the help chapter "EtherCAT-specific Properties".