MICRO-EPSILON optoNCDT 2300 - A 7.7 ILD2300 Distributed Clock; A 7.7.1 Synchronization

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A 7.7 ILD2300 Distributed Clock
The synchronization of ILD2300 among each other in the EtherCAT is realized via the Distributed Clock.
With it it is not necessary or possible to transmit the synchronous signals via the synchronous input or output of the sensor.
Unlike the Ethernet the synchronization does not occur via external signals but about the clocks in the sensors. This results in the
synchronous modes Synchronization from (= Free Run), Slave and Slave alternating.
A 7.7.1 Synchronization
ILD2300, that support the synchronization in the EtherCAT, offer the additional tab DC in the TwinCat Manager. The different synchro-
nous modes can be adjusted via this using the drop-down menu. Besides the mode FreeRun there are three possible settings for
each measuring rate.