4. CONFIGURATION OF EtherCAT CONNECTION
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4.2.3 Setting cycle time for the EtherCAT master and interval for the task
The following procedure shows how to set up the cycle time for the EtherCAT master and
the interval for the task.
(1) Cycle time setting for the EtherCAT master
1. Double-click
EtherCAT_Master (EtherCAT Master)
in the
Devices
window to
display a window for EtherCAT_Master configuration.
2. For
Cycle Time
under
Distributed Clock
in the
General
tab, specify
4000 (
µ
s)
(default setting).
Note: The interval of the task (MainTask) might be automatically changed when the
value of
Cycle Time
is changed. For information about how to configure the
interval of the task, see “(2) Interval setting for the task”.