Commissioning
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Version: 4.2
• If the output Sync Manager (outputs) is selected in the Sync Manager list, all RxPDOs are displayed.
• If the input Sync Manager (inputs) is selected in the Sync Manager list, all TxPDOs are displayed.
The selected entries are the PDOs involved in the process data transfer. In the tree diagram of the System
Manager these PDOs are displayed as variables of the EtherCAT device. The name of the variable is
identical to the
Name
parameter of the PDO, as displayed in the PDO list. If an entry in the PDO assignment
list is deactivated (not selected and greyed out), this indicates that the input is excluded from the PDO
assignment. In order to be able to select a greyed out PDO, the currently selected PDO has to be deselected
first.
Note
Activation of PDO assignment
ü
If you have changed the PDO assignment, in order to activate the new PDO assign-
ment,
a) the EtherCAT slave has to run through the PS status transition cycle (from pre-opera-
tional to safe-operational) once (see
Online tab [
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),
b) and the System Manager has to reload the EtherCAT slaves
(
button for TwinCAT 2 or
button for TwinCAT 3)
PDO list
List of all PDOs supported by this EtherCAT device. The content of the selected PDOs is displayed in the
PDO Content
list. The PDO configuration can be modified by double-clicking on an entry.
Column
Description
Index
PDO index.
Size
Size of the PDO in bytes.
Name
Name of the PDO.
If this PDO is assigned to a Sync Manager, it appears as a variable of the slave with this
parameter as the name.
Flags
F
Fixed content: The content of this PDO is fixed and cannot be changed by the
System Manager.
M
Mandatory PDO. This PDO is mandatory and must therefore be assigned to a
Sync Manager! Consequently, this PDO cannot be deleted from the
PDO
Assignment
list
SM
Sync Manager to which this PDO is assigned. If this entry is empty, this PDO does not take
part in the process data traffic.
SU
Sync unit to which this PDO is assigned.
PDO Content
Indicates the content of the PDO. If flag F (fixed content) of the PDO is not set the content can be modified.
Download
If the device is intelligent and has a mailbox, the configuration of the PDO and the PDO assignments can be
downloaded to the device. This is an optional feature that is not supported by all EtherCAT slaves.
PDO Assignment
If this check box is selected, the PDO assignment that is configured in the PDO Assignment list is
downloaded to the device on startup. The required commands to be sent to the device can be viewed in the
Startup [
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tab.
PDO Configuration
If this check box is selected, the configuration of the respective PDOs (as shown in the PDO list and the
PDO Content display) is downloaded to the EtherCAT slave.
