“EoE” Tab
The “EoE” tab is displayed if the device supports “Ethernet over EtherCAT” (EoE) and if the expert settings are enabled in the slave's interface settings (via “Settings” control panel > [Interface Settings]). In this case, the communication settings for the individual slaves are made here.
With EoE standard Ethernet communication can be transmitted tunneled via EtherCAT. To use EoE, a so-called "Terminal Access Point" (TAP) must be installed for the EtherCAT master (controller). The installation of the TAP, the routing and the configuration are described under Reach EtherCAT Slaves via Ethernet (“EoE”).
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Settings | |
Virtual Ethernet port | Enables the EOE functionality of the slave A unique virtual MAC ID must be defined. |
Virtual MAD ID | Input field for the virtual MAC ID |
Switch Port | The device operates as a switch. No further network settings are required. |
IP Port | The device works as an IP port. The following IP settings are required for this, which must be specified according to the parameters of the virtual network adapter. |
IP Settings | |
IP Address | IP address of the slave in the network, length: 4 bytes The IP port must be in the same range as the virtual Ethernet adapter. If, for example, if the address of the network adapter is 192.168.1.1 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, then the IP port must be in the range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254. |
Subnet mask | Subnet mask, length: 4 bytes |
Default gateway | Default gateway, length: 4 bytes |
DNS server | IP address of the DNS server |
DNS name | Name of the DNS servers |