Beckhoff EL6652-00 0 Series Documentation page 114

Commissioning
SyncTask via Special Sync Task - in this case an additional task is used that is automatically started with
TwinCAT. This runs in its own cycle and is therefore also independent of other tasks that are linked with the
variables.
Fig. 143: Selection of the task time
Virtual slave
As a special feature, the EL6652-0010 offers the possibility to create a 2nd slave with its own MAC address
and IP address, which is called a virtual slave. Note here that the virtual interface must share the maximum
process data with the real slave. The advantage with this option is that you can simply connect two EtherNet/
IP controllers together or that you can get around limitations in the bus communication with the slave without
using additional terminals.
A second box is created in the System Manager and the procedure is exactly the same as when configuring
a real slave.
In this case the status LEDs are interpreted as follows: if one of the two slaves (real or virtual) has an error,
this is displayed even if the other slave is error-free. If both slaves have an error the error of the real slave is
always displayed.
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