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A-3 Multi-vendor Environments
This section provides precautions and describes documentation for multi-vendor environments.
A-3-1
EtherCAT Slave Information File (ESI Files)
Setting information for EtherCAT is defined in EtherCAT slave information (ESI) files. These files are
provided by the individual slave manufacturers. Various EtherCAT communications settings are de-
fined based on the ESI definitions of connected slaves.
You can install the ESI files in the Sysmac Studio to use them to edit the EtherCAT configuration in the
Sysmac Studio and create the network configuration information.
You can download the network configuration information to the EtherCAT master to configure the
EtherCAT network.
Contact the manufacturer or the point of purchase to obtain the most recent ESI files for slaves that
are manufactured by other companies.
Sysmac
Studio
EtherCAT master
EtherCAT slaves
Communications are started according to the
communications settings and the network
configuration in the ESI files that are installed.
Network
configuration
information
ESI files
Appendices
A-15
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Built-in EtherCAT Port User's Manual (W505)
A-3 Multi-vendor Environments
A
A-3-1 EtherCA
T Slave Information File (ESI Files)