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Control technology | EtherCAT communication manual
EtherCAT function libraries
Function blocks and functions for diagnosing the network
9.7.2 ecatGetNumConnectedSlaves (FUN)
Inputs (VAR_INPUT)
Return value
9.7.3 ECATDiagnostic (FB)
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Tip!
Using the
VISU_ECATDiagnostic visualisation template
( 136)
you can operate all
relevant EtherCAT functions and view all Notifications
( 120)
in the
"ETHERCATMaster status" template.
Function: This function shows the number of slaves that are physically
connected in the control system.
Library: AtEm.lib
Visualisation: -
Identifier/data type Meaning/possible settings
dummy
VOID
No function
Identifier/data type Meaning/possible settings
ecatGetNumConnected
Slaves
DWORD
Number of slaves that are physically connected in the control system
Function: This function block is the collection of all FBs of the AtEm.lib function
library.
Library: SM_Ethercat.lib
Visualisation: VISU_ECATDiagnostic