5 EtherCAT Communications
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EtherCAT State Machine
The EtherCAT State Machine (ESM) of the EtherCAT slave is controlled by the EtherCAT master.
State
Init
Pre-Operational
Safe-Operational
Operational
Note The Bootstrap mode is not supported.
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AC Servomotors/Servo Drives 1S-series with Built-in EtherCAT® Communications User's Manual (I586)
Initialization
Pre-Operational
Safe-Operational
Operational
SDO
PDO
communications
reception
Not possible
Not possible
Possible
Not possible
Possible
Not possible
Possible
Possible
PDO
transmission
Not possible
Communication initialization is in
progress. Communications are not
possible.
Not possible
Only SDO communications are pos-
sible in this state. This state is
entered after initialization is com-
pleted. In this state, the network set-
tings are initialized.
Possible
In this state, PDO transmissions are
possible in addition to SDO commu-
nications. PDO transmissions can be
used to send information such as sta-
tus from the Servo Drive.
Possible
This is a normal operating state.
PDO communications can be used to
control the Servomotor.
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