
User Manual
E727T0005, valid for E-727
BRO, 2019-06-28
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
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State
Description
Init
Initialization, the device is starting
Pre-Operational
The device is ready for parametrization.
Mailbox communication is possible.
Safe-Operational
PDO input data (TxPDO device) is read.
PDO output data (RxPDO device) is ignored.
Operational
Cyclic I/O communication
PDO output data (RxPDO device) is processed.
Transition
Description
IP
Start mailbox communication
PI
Stop mailbox communication
PS
Start input update
SP
Stop input update
Transition
Description
SO
Start output update
OS
Stop output update
OP
Stop output update / stop input update
SI
Stop input update / stop mailbox communication
OI
Stop output update / stop input update / stop
mailbox communication
Communication Details with E-727
EtherCAT communication can be established when the power-on/reboot sequence of the E-727 is
finished (
Power
LED is continuously lit). The power-on/reboot sequence for E-727 models with
EtherCAT interface takes about 30 seconds.
The PC interfaces of the E-727 (TCP/IP, USB) are disabled when EtherCAT communication is
running (i.e., when E-727 is in OPERATIONAL communication state). They will be enabled again
after a delay of 100 ms when the E-727 has left the OPERATIONAL communication state.
The
RUN
LED of the E-727 indicates the current state of the EtherCAT communication state
machine. For details, see the description in “Product View” (p. 14).
INFORMATION
EtherCAT communication must not run when you attempt to change parameter settings of the E-
727 (p. 185) or update the firmware of the E-727 (p. 204).