Product overview
EL6601, EL6614
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Version: 4.2
Fig. 18: Increasing the mailbox
Under EL6601 -> EtherCAT tab -> "
Advanced Settings…
" -> "
Mailbox
" the "Out Size" can be set to
hexadecimal values between 42
dec
/2A
hex
and 1024
dec
/400
hex
bytes. Ethernet frames that are larger than the
EL6601 mailbox are fragmented by the EL6601 or the EtherCAT master and reassembled after passing
through the EtherCAT system.
Virtual switch setting
The EL66xx devices in the TwinCAT system generally appear as virtual switches, with the EtherCAT system
as the "backbone".
Fig. 19: TwinCAT 2.11, virtual TwinCAT switch
The required settings will be found under TwinCAT | EtherCAT device | Advanced settings
