Tab ‘EtherCAT-Master - Sync Unit Assignment’

Object: EtherCAT Master

This tab shows all slaves that are inserted below a particular master with an assignment to the sync units.

Unaffected groups remain operable without any interference.

Note

Sync unit support is defined by the device description of the EtherCAT master and can be deactivated for OEM-specific device descriptions. By default, it is provided with a device description of version 3.5.8.0 and later.

Device name	Name of the slave
Sync Unit	Name of the selected sync unit. You can combine individual devices or whole groups (multiple selection) into on sync unit group.
Add	When you type a name in the text field, you can create a new sync unit.
Delete	Removes the selected sync unit. If slaves are assigned to the group to be deleted, then a warning is displayed. If you confirm the dialog prompt by clicking Yes, then these devices are reassigned to the default group.

See also: ETHERCAT-Master - ABB Functionality for Sync Units