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13.5 Examples showing how to configure the EtherCAT master in XSOFT-CODESYS-3
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13.5 Examples showing how to configure the EtherCAT master in XSOFT-CODESYS-3
13.5.1 Enabling distributed clocks
To enable distributed clocks, the cycle time must be set in the EtherCAT
master. The cycle time will be automatically transmitted to the EtherCAT
nodes. The default value is 4 ms and can be adjusted under the "General" tab.
For more information, please refer to the CODESYS online help (enter "dis-
tributed clocks" as a search term).
Figure 69:
XSOFT-CODESYS-3 setting EtherCAT Master tab General section Distributed
clocks
13.5.2 Redundancy
In addition, redundancy must be configured on the EtherCAT master by
enabling the "Enable redundancy" option under the General tab. For informa-
tion on the remaining configuration steps, please refer to the CODESYS
online help (enter "configuring redundant PLC devices" as a search term).
