Explicit device identification

You can activate special identification mechanisms for EtherCAT® slaves in addition to the automated addressing of the network.

These identification mechanisms offer the following advantages:

  • Comparing the ID in the loaded project with the ID in the slave prevents the slaves from being swapped.
  • The sequence of slaves in the EtherCAT® branch is adhered to.

The identification mechanisms can be divided into the following categories:

  • Station alias
  • ID selection

INFORMATION

The explicit device identification is an additional mechanism for identifying the slaves. The explicit device identification does not replace automatic addressing.
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