“Process Data” Tab

The process data for the slave inputs/outputs are displayed in this tab. The data comes from the device description file.

EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – Process Data
EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – Process Data

The outputs are displayed on the left side and the inputs on the right side. Start address (name), data type (type) and index are displayed for each input/output.

Outputs (to write) and inputs (to read) enabled in this tab with a check mark can be mapped to application variables in the “EtherCAT I/O Image” tab.

EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – Process Data

Parameters

Description

Name

Start address (name)

Type

Data type of the input/output

Index

Register index