IoDrvEtherCAT.WaitForPackets (PROP)¶

PROPERTY WaitForPackets : BOOL

Sets or gets a special property for the EtherCAT master stack in combination to the property FrameAtTaskStart False (default): the stack does not wait for the packets. This means input data is available in the next IEC cycle True: the stack sends the EtherCAT frame at the beginning of the IEC cycle and waits until the frame is received There is no delay of one IEC cycle but the PLC load will increase of course