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PDO Assignment
PDO assignment of the selected Sync Manager. All PDOs defined for this Sync Manager type are listed
here.
The selected entries are the PDOs involved in the process data transfer. In the tree diagram of the System
Manager these PDOs are displayed as variables of the EtherCAT device. The name of the variable is
identical to the Name parameter of the PDO, as displayed in the PDO list.
PDO list
List of all PDOs supported by this EtherCAT device. The content of the selected PDOs is displayed in the
PDO Content list. The PDO configuration can be modified by double-clicking on an entry.
Column Description
Index PDO index.
Size Size of the PDO in bytes.
Name Name of the PDO.
If this PDO is assigned to a Sync Manager, it appears as a variable of the slave with this
parameter as the name.
Flags F Fixed content: The content of this PDO is fixed and cannot be changed by the System
Manager.
M Mandatory PDO. This PDO is mandatory and must therefore be assigned to a Sync
Manager! Consequently, this PDO cannot be deleted from the PDO Assignment list
SM Sync Manager to which this PDO is assigned. If this entry is empty, this PDO does not take part
in the process data traffic.
SU Sync unit to which this PDO is assigned.
PDO Content
Indicates the content of the PDO.
Download: PDO assignment, PDO configuration
The download function for the PDO Assignment and configuration is only supported by intelligent terminals.
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