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7.5
EtherCAT Slave Information
To connect the I/O module to an EtherCAT master, an EtherCAT Slave Information file (XML file) is required. In
the file, the information of slave device which is developed based on the EtherCAT specification is included in
XML format. The Slave device can set up the PDO and SDO simply as it writes the XML file to the EtherCAT
master through the EtherCAT setting device.
7.6
EtherCAT Device ID
To use the EtherCAT Network, you must configure a master and all slaves. The master must assign the EtherCAT
Device IDs to the slaves to identify them and to send messages to each node. The EtherCAT Device ID is either
Configured Station Alias or Physical Address. Configured Station Alias is set by rotary switches or the master, and
it can be changed flexibly by user. Physical Address is automatically assigned by the master according to the
connected order of slaves.
Information
Download XML files from the DOWNLOADS page on the FASTECH website.
