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The tab provides slave status information and functions for the file transfer to the slave via EtherCAT (FoE).

Requirement: The expert settings for the slave are selected and the application is logged in to the controller.

Table 447: State machine

“Init”

Use for debugging purposes

“Boot Strap”

The slave is switched to Bootstrap Mode.

Required if firmware files should be transferred to or from the slave

“Pre-Op”

Use for debugging purposes

“Safe-Op”

Use for debugging purposes

“Op”

Use for debugging purposes

“Current status”

“Requested status”

Table 448: DLL status

“Port A”

“Port B”

“Port C”

“Port D”

  • ‎No Carrier / Open‎: No carrier signal exists at the port, but the port is open.

  • ‎No Carrier / Closed‎: No carrier signal exists at the port and the port is closed.

  • ‎Carrier / Open‎: A carrier signal exists at the port and the port is open.

  • ‎Carrier / Closed‎: A carrier signal exists at the port, but the port is closed.

Note: If the function is not supported, then the status can be hidden.

Table 449: File Access over EtherCAT

“Download”

Download of firmware files

A dialog opens to save the firmware file. In this dialog, the input of a string as well as a password is necessary in order to execute the file transfer. The information should be taken from the data sheet of the slave.

“Upload”

Upload of firmware files

A dialog opens to open the firmware file. In this dialog, the input of a string as well as a password is necessary in order to execute the file transfer. The information should be taken from the data sheet of the slave.

Table 450: E²PROM access

“Write to EEPROM”

Writes the configuration of the slave to the E²PROM.

A dialog for storing the configuration opens in the same way as for “File access over EtherCAT”.

“Read E²PROM”

Reads the configuration of the slave from the E²PROM.

Upload of firmware files

A dialog for opening the configuration opens in the same way as for “File access over EtherCAT”.

“Write E²PROM XML”

Writes the slave configuration directly from the XML file into the device.

Can be executed only when configuration data exists in the XML file (<ConfigData> section).