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EtherCAT Communications
This section explains EtherCAT communications under the assumption that the inver-
ter is connected to a Machine Automation Controller NJ/NX-series CPU Unit.
3-1  Display Area and Settings
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3-1-1  Node Address Setting ..................................................................................... 3-2
3-1-2  Name of Each Status Indicator........................................................................ 3-2
3-2  Structure of the CAN Application Protocol over EtherCAT........................ 3-4
3-3  Communications Status Transitions ............................................................ 3-5
3-4  Process Data Objects (PDOs) .......................................................................3-6
3-4-1  PDO Mapping Settings.................................................................................... 3-6
3-4-2  Sync Manager PDO Assignment Settings....................................................... 3-6
3-4-3  Fixed PDO Mapping ........................................................................................ 3-7
3-4-4  Variable PDO Mapping.................................................................................... 3-8
3-4-5  Sync Manager PDO Mapping Assignment Settings........................................ 3-8
3-5  Service Data Objects (SDOs) ...................................................................... 3-10
3-6  Synchronization Mode and Communications Cycle................................. 3-11
3-6-1  Free-Run Mode ..............................................................................................3-11
3-7  Emergency Messages.................................................................................. 3-12
3-8  Sysmac Device Features ............................................................................. 3-13
3-9  Cable Redundancy Function....................................................................... 3-16
3-9-1  Description of Operation................................................................................ 3-16
3-9-2  Wiring ............................................................................................................ 3-16
3-9-3  Procedure of Checking Operation ................................................................. 3-17
3-9-4  Slave Communications Statuses When Cable Redundancy Function
Is Used .......................................................................................................... 3-18
3-9-5  Relation between the Network Configuration Information and the Ac-
tual Configuration .......................................................................................... 3-19
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