“Process Data Expert Mode” Tab

This tab provides a different, more detailed view of the process data than the “Process Data” tab. In addition, the PDO info of the device can be read or the PDO mapping and PDO configuration downloaded to the device.

This tab appears if Expert mode is enabled in the interface settings of the slave (“Settings” control panel > “EtherCAT” tab > [Interface Settings]).

EtherCAT Fieldbus Configurator – Expert Mode

Sync Manager

This list displays the Sync Managers with file size and PDO type.

PDO Assignement

This list displays the PDO to which selected synchronization managers are mapped. If PDOs are selected with a check mark, then I/O channels are generated for this PDO (similar to the “Process Data” tab).

PDO List

This list displays the PDO to which selected synchronization managers are mapped.

PDO List
Parameters	Description
[Add]	Adds another PDO
[Edit]	Opens a dialog to edit the PDO
[Delete]	Deletes the selected PDO
Index	Index of PDO
Size	Size specified as “Byte.Bit”
Name	Name of the process value
Flags	Mandatory (M): The PDO is required and cannot be disabled in the PDO mapping. Window Content (F): The content of the PDO is fixed and cannot be changed. Entries cannot be added to the PDO content. Virtual PDO: Reserved for future use
SM	Number of the synchronization manager to which the PDO is mapped

PDO Content

Displays the content of the PDO selected in the PDO list.

PDO Content
Parameters	Description
[Insert]	Adds an entry
[Edit]	Opens a dialog to edit the entry
[Delete]	Deletes an entry from the list
[Move up]	Moves an entry in the list up one position
[Move down]	Moves an entry in the list down one position
Index	Index of PDO
Size	Size of the PDO; specified as “Byte.Bit”
Offs	Bit offset in the PDO
Name	Name of the process value
Type	Data type of the PDO
“Download” Area
PDO Assignment	Special CoE commands for initializing 0x1cxx objects are generated and written to the slave.
PDO Configuration	The CoE commands for 0x16xx or 0x1axx are generated and the PDO Assignment is thus uploaded to the slave.
[Load PDO Info from the device]	The current PDO configuration is read from the slave and added to the configuration. All content of the “PDO List” and “PDO Content” areas is deleted and overwritten with the read data. This is always useful if the ESI file is incomplete and the configuration exists on the slave only.