Start Parameters

The Service Data Objects (SDO) and identification numbers (IDN) of the selected slave are defined in this tab.

These transmit specified parameters to the device at system startup.
The object directory with the required data objects is described in the device description file of the EtherCAT device (ESI file).

EtherCAT Data Point Configurator – Start Parameters

The order in the SDO table (from top to bottom) specifies the order in which the SDOs are transferred to the I/O module.

EtherCAT Data Point Configurator – Start Parameters
Parameters	Description
[Add]	Opens a dialog box with available object directory entries based on the device description file. The SDO parameters can be changed before the configuration is added. By specifying new index/subindex entries, a new object can be added to the SDO that is not yet described in the ESI file. This is useful if there is only an incomplete or no object dictionary.
[Edit]	Opens a dialog to change the parameters of the selected SDO or IDN.
[Delete]	Deletes the selected entry.
[Up]	Moves the selected line up one position.
[Down]	Moves the selected line down one position.
Line	Line number
Index:Subindex	Index and subindex of the parameter in the object directory
Name	SDO name
Value	SDO value
Bit length	SDO bit length
Break on error	If an error occurs, transfer of the start parameters with error status is aborted.
Jump to line on error	If an error occurs, transfer with the SDO of the next line is continued.
Next line	Transfer is continued with the SDO of the next line.
Comments	Input field for comment