EtherCAT Diagnostics Interface
The main interface for Gefran’s EtherCAT Diagnostics Tool is shown below:
The component is divided into 3 Zones:a line describing network statusa list of EtherCAT devices described in the systema button that lets you access advanced information on the networkThe description line is divided into 2 sections:The first part (on the left) has the following structure:EtherCAT (ETH# 2): 8The number in parenthesis describes on which physical board (as seen by the ipconfig shell command or gsetup) you are configuring the EtherCAT network.The number that appears after the word cfg indicates EtherCAT activation status [See Sys(101) PAROUT2]:1 INIT2 PREOPERATIONAL3 SAFE OPERATIONAL8 OPERATIONAL+16 Error Flag in OR with previous casesOn the right is the EtherCAT master diagnostic (with color):“OK”Green – correctly state;“Cable disconnected”Red – Cable Disconnected, no Slave are Linked;“Slave(s) not connected”Red – One or more slaves are not connected;“Not OK”Orange – Master Status not ok;“Slave(s) status not expected”Red – One or more slaves are not in expected statusThe main window lists the configured devices, Several columns are displayed, with the following contents:- Status: operating status:“—” Slave never communicated with;“INIT” Slave in init state;“PREO” Slave in pre operational state;“BOOT” Slave in bootstrap state;“SAFE” Slave in safe operational state;“OPER” Slave in operational state; normal OK state;“MISS” Slave missing;- ID: unique device identifier (as entered in the hardware configurator). Useful for pointing at the device in the PLC code.- device name: device name (as entered in the hardware configurator)
The component is divided into 3 Zones:a line describing network statusa list of EtherCAT devices described in the systema button that lets you access advanced information on the networkThe description line is divided into 2 sections:The first part (on the left) has the following structure:EtherCAT (ETH# 2): 8The number in parenthesis describes on which physical board (as seen by the ipconfig shell command or gsetup) you are configuring the EtherCAT network.The number that appears after the word cfg indicates EtherCAT activation status [See Sys(101) PAROUT2]:1 INIT2 PREOPERATIONAL3 SAFE OPERATIONAL8 OPERATIONAL+16 Error Flag in OR with previous casesOn the right is the EtherCAT master diagnostic (with color):“OK”Green – correctly state;“Cable disconnected”Red – Cable Disconnected, no Slave are Linked;“Slave(s) not connected”Red – One or more slaves are not connected;“Not OK”Orange – Master Status not ok;“Slave(s) status not expected”Red – One or more slaves are not in expected statusThe main window lists the configured devices, Several columns are displayed, with the following contents:- Status: operating status:“—” Slave never communicated with;“INIT” Slave in init state;“PREO” Slave in pre operational state;“BOOT” Slave in bootstrap state;“SAFE” Slave in safe operational state;“OPER” Slave in operational state; normal OK state;“MISS” Slave missing;- ID: unique device identifier (as entered in the hardware configurator). Useful for pointing at the device in the PLC code.- device name: device name (as entered in the hardware configurator)