Configuration Of The Terminal In Twincat; Configuration Requirements; Adding An Ethercat Coupler; Adding An Ethercat Terminal - Beckhoff TwinSAFE EL6910 Operation Manual

Operation
4.4

Configuration of the terminal in TwinCAT

Do not change CoE objects!
Do not change any of the CoE objects in the TwinSAFE terminals. Any modifications of the CoE objects
(e.g. via TwinCAT) will permanently set the terminals to the Fail-Stop state or lead to unexpected behavior
of the terminals!
4.4.1

Configuration requirements

Version 3.1 Build 4020 or higher of the TwinCAT automation software is required for configuring the EL6910.
The current version is available for download from the Beckhoff website (www.beckhoff.de).
TwinCAT support
The EL6910 cannot be used under TwinCAT 2.
4.4.2

Adding an EtherCAT coupler

See TwinCAT 3 automation software documentation.
4.4.3

Adding an EtherCAT Terminal

See TwinCAT 3 automation software documentation.
4.4.4

Adding an EL6910

An EL6910 is added in exactly the same way as any other Beckhoff EtherCAT Terminal. In the list, open
Safety Terminals and select the EL6910.
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CAUTION
NOTE
Version: 1.8.0 EL6910