“EtherCAT I/O Image” Tab

The variables of the devices or I/O modules selected on the right are displayed based on context on the left. The variables can be mapped to IEC variables in the “Variable” column.

EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – EtherCAT I/O Image

EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – EtherCAT I/O Image
Parameters	Description
Left Side (Variables on the Master)
Find	Search function for the “Channel”, “Variable” and “Description” columns of the table
Filter	Filters the table to the following entries: Show all Show outputs or inputs only Show mapped variables only Show mappings to existing or new variables only Show non-mapped variables only
Add FB for I/O channel	Opens the “Select function block” dialog (device-specific)
Go to instance	Jumps to the selected function block
Variable	Variable name
Mapping	Displays which variable is new and which variable already exists:
		The variable is not yet available, is newly created and can then be used in the entire project.
		An existing variable is used for mapping.
Channel	Indicates which channel is being used
Address	Physical address of the variable in the process image
Type	Displays the data type of the data point
Unit	Displays the unit of the data point
Description	Describes the channel
[Reset Mapping]	Delete mappings to existing variables
Always update variables	Defines whether the I/O variables are updated in the bus cycle task. The default value is defined in the device description. Use settings of high-level device Updates the settings based on the settings of the high-level device Enabled 1 (use bus cycle task if not used in a task) Updates the I/O variables in the bus cycle task if they are used in no other task Enabled 2 (always in the bus cycle task) Updates all variables in each cycle of the bus cycle task, regardless of whether they are used or whether they are mapped to an input or output channel
Right side (Selected Slave Devices or I/O Modules)
Position	Position on the head station
Designation	Name of the slave device and the I/O modules added to the slave
Item number	Item number of the slave device and the I/O modules added to the slave