EtherCAT – General (Master and Slave)
In online mode, the state of the device is displayed on the General tab for the EtherCAT Master and Slave.
In the case of the master, any errors or messages are displayed as text as well as the bus load:
In the case of the slave, the current state of the device is displayed.
For more information, see: Tab: EtherCAT Master – General and Tab: EtherCAT Slave – General
Table 43. State of the slave
Value | Description |
|---|---|
| State for firmware downloads |
| Communication is established. |
| Mailbox communication is possible, but process data is not transferred |
| Process data has already been transferred. Inputs are read, but outputs are not given. |
| Communication has been established, and all process data is transferred. |