4. CONFIGURATION OF EtherCAT CONNECTION
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(2) Interval setting for the task
1. Double-click
MainTask
in the
Devices
window to display a window for task
configuration.
In the
MainTask
tab, you can set task priority, type, and interval.
2. In the task configuration window, select
Cyclic
for
Type
, and then specify
4000 (
µ
s)
(default setting) for
Interval
.
If
EtherCAT_Master.EtherCAT_Task
is inserted under the task, you must specify
the same value as
Cycle Time
in the aforementioned EtherCAT_Master configuration
window.
Note: The interval of the task might be automatically changed when the value of
Cycle
Time
is changed in “(1) Cycle time setting for the EtherCAT master”. If you
change the cycle time setting of the EtherCAT master, check the interval setting of
the task, and reconfigure the setting if necessary.
