Programming - Omron Sysmac NJ Series User Manual

8 Example of Operations for EtherCAT Communications
In the same way, add an axis and assign the Servo Drive with node address 4 to it.
 Setting EtherCAT Master Parameters
Set the parameters for the EtherCAT master from the EtherCAT master settings.
 Setting Slave Parameters
Set the slave parameters from the EtherCAT configuration slave settings.
If a communications error prevents the slaves from receiving signals from the EtherCAT master, the
slave outputs are processed according to settings in the slave.
 Assigning Tasks to Slaves
Use Task Settings to assign tasks to slaves.
• Set Period/Execution Conditions for each task from Task Settings.
• Set names of the tasks that are assigned to the slaves from I/O Control Task Settings.
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Programming

 Programming
When the operation start button is pressed, the Pwr_On variable changes to TRUE and axis control
is enabled. (See rung 0.)
When the homing button is pressed, the Hm1_On variable changes to TRUE and homing is per-
formed. (See rung 1.)
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NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Built-in EtherCAT Port User's Manual (W505)