Quick Start Flowchart - Emerson SI-EtherCAT User Manual

5.2

Quick start flowchart

Figure 5-3 details the steps required to achieve cyclic communications on the EtherCAT network.
This flowchart should be used as the starting point for all configurations.
Figure 5-3 Quick start flowchart
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Ensure the Control Techniques .xml file is in
the appropriate folder on the hard drive of the
master
Check the LED status of the SI-EtherCAT
module
In the master, scan the EtherCAT network
Select required PDOs
Configure the PDOs with the mappings
required
Configure the Sync managers using the
required PDOs
Download or activate the configuration to the
master
Check the front of the SI-EtherCAT module
to ensure that the LED relating to the
connection being used is flashing, this
confirms that communications are functioning
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