Beckhoff EL3681 Documentation page 34

Basics communication
In both cases a CoE list as shown in Fig. "CoE online tab" is displayed. The connectivity is shown as offline/
online.
• If the slave is offline
◦ The offline list from the ESI file is displayed. In this case modifications are not meaningful or
possible.
◦ The configured status is shown under Identity.
◦ No firmware or hardware version is displayed, since these are features of the physical device.
◦ Offline is shown in red.
Fig. 13: Offline list
• If the slave is online
◦ The actual current slave list is read. This may take several seconds, depending on the size and
cycle time.
◦ The actual identity is displayed
◦ The firmware and hardware version of the equipment according to the electronic information is
displayed
◦ Online is shown in green.
34 Version: 3.0 EL3681