Omron sysmac EtherCAT NJ101 Series Connection Manual page 23

7.3.3. Setting Device Variables
Set device variables used for PDO communications with the slave unit.
1
Select Offline from the
Controller Menu.
The yellow line under the toolbar
disappears.
2
Select the slave unit with node
address 1 added to the
EtherCAT Tab Page in the
previous procedure 7.3.2.
Check that the device name is
E001.
*The device name can be
changed as desired.
3
Double-click I/O Map under
Configurations and Setup in
the Multiview Explorer.
4
The I/O Map Tab Page appears
in the Edit Pane.
Check that Node1 is displayed
in the Position Column and that
the added slave unit is displayed
in the Port Column.
*To manually set a variable
name for the slave unit, click a
cell in the Variable Column and
enter a name.
5
Right-click Node1 and select
Create Device Variable from
the menu.
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