Tab ‘EtherCAT Slave - Process Data’

Object: EtherCAT slave

This tab of the EtherCAT configurator displays the process data for the inputs and outputs of the slave. The data originate from the device description file.

Select outputs

The table shows the outputs of the slave defined by Start address, Type, Index. If outputs of the device are activated here (for writing), these outputs can be assigned to project variables in the EtherCAT I/O Mapping dialog.

Select inputs

The table shows the inputs of the slave defined by Name, Type, Index. If inputs of the device are activated here (for reading), these inputs can be assigned to project variables in the EtherCAT I/O Mapping dialog.

See also

• Tab ‘EtherCAT slave - I/O mapping’