10 NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Built-in EtherCAT Port User’s Manual (W505)
5-6 Downloading the Network Configuration Information ....................................................... 5-33
5-6-1 Downloading the Network Configuration Information from the Sysmac Studio.........................5-33
5-7 Confirming Communications after Completing
EtherCAT Configuration and Settings5-35
Section 6 Process Data Communications and SDO
Communications
6-1 Process Data Communications (PDO Communications) .................................................... 6-2
6-1-1 Allocated Variables for Process Data Communications .............................................................. 6-2
6-1-2 Process Data Communications Refresh Timing.......................................................................... 6-4
6-1-3 Checking the Validity of the Process Data ..................................................................................6-7
6-1-4 System Response Time in Process Data Communications...................................................... 6-12
6-1-5 I/O Operations for Major Fault Level Controller Errors and I/O Refreshing with
Specified Values6-17
6-2 SDO Communications...........................................................................................................6-21
6-2-1 EtherCAT Instructions ............................................................................................................... 6-21
6-2-2 Sample Programming ............................................................................................................... 6-22
6-2-3 Execution Timing of SDO Communications .............................................................................. 6-23
6-2-4 Minimum Message Response Time for SDO Communications ................................................6-24
6-3 Instructions Used in EtherCAT Communications............................................................... 6-28
6-3-1 EtherCAT Instructions ............................................................................................................... 6-28
Section 7 System-defined Variables That Are Related to
the Built-in EtherCAT Port
7-1 System-defined Variables That Are Related to the Built-in EtherCAT Port........................ 7-2
7-1-1 What Are System-defined Variables? .........................................................................................7-2
7-1-2 System-defined Variables ........................................................................................................... 7-3
7-1-3 EtherCAT Master Function Module, Category Name: _EC......................................................... 7-9
Section 8 Example of Operations for EtherCAT Communications
8-1 Example of Operations for EtherCAT Communications ...................................................... 8-2
8-1-1 System Configuration Example................................................................................................... 8-2
8-1-2 Wiring and Settings..................................................................................................................... 8-2
8-1-3 Setting the EtherCAT Network Configuration.............................................................................. 8-3
8-1-4 Programming............................................................................................................................... 8-5
8-1-5 Offline Debugging ....................................................................................................................... 8-5
8-1-6 Turning the Power ON ................................................................................................................ 8-5
8-1-7 Online Debugging ....................................................................................................................... 8-5
8-1-8 Downloading the Network Configuration Information and the User Program ............................. 8-5
8-1-9 Confirming the Start of Communications.....................................................................................8-6
Section 9 Troubleshooting
9-1 Overview of Errors .................................................................................................................. 9-2
9-1-1 How to Check for Errors.............................................................................................................. 9-3
9-1-2 Errors Related to the EtherCAT Master Function Module........................................................... 9-7
9-2 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 9-10
9-2-1 Error Table................................................................................................................................. 9-10
9-2-2 Error Descriptions ..................................................................................................................... 9-16
9-2-3 Resetting Errors ........................................................................................................................ 9-48
9-2-4 Diagnostic and Statistical Information ....................................................................................... 9-50