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EtherCAT function libraries
Function blocks and functions for diagnosing the network
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DMS 3.1 EN 01/2011 TD17
9.7 Function blocks and functions for diagnosing the network
The function blocks and functions described in the following support the diagnostics of the
network:
 ecatGetNumConfiguredSlaves (FUN)
( 112)
 ecatGetNumConnectedSlaves (FUN)
( 113)
 ECATDiagnostic (FB)
( 113)
 ResetMasterStatus (FB)
( 114)
 SMC_ETCErrorString (FUN)
( 115)
 L_ECAT_ReadErrCnt (FB)
( 116)
 L_ECAT_ResetErrCnt (FB)
( 117)
 The global EtherCAT master structure ECAT_MASTER
( 118)
9.7.1 ecatGetNumConfiguredSlaves (FUN)
Inputs (VAR_INPUT)
Return value
Function: This function shows the number of slaves that are configured in the
control configuration file (XML).
Library: AtEm.lib
Visualisation: -
Identifier/data type Meaning/possible settings
dummy
VOID
No function
Identifier/data type Meaning/possible settings
ecatGetNumConfigured
Slaves
DWORD
Number of slaves configured in the control configuration file (XML)