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8   Troubleshooting and Maintenance
E3NW-ECT EtherCAT Digital Sensor Communication Unit Operation Manual (E429)
8-1  Troubleshooting
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8-1-3  Error Notification Methods and Types
This section describes the notification methods for errors that occur in the Slave Units.
8-1-3 Error Notification Methods and Types
Error notification 
type
Description Notification method Page
Sysmac error 
status
Notification is provided when an error is 
detected in the application. These errors 
are displayed only on the OMRON Sysmac 
Studio Support Software.
Error status is received by the 
TxPDO and the master is notified 
of errors every cycle.
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Emergency 
messages
Notification is provided of application-level 
errors. Either CiA-defined error codes are 
used or error codes are added to 
vendor-specific areas.
The slave notifies the master 
when an error occurs.
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Application layer 
status
Notification is provided of errors in 
EtherCAT communications. The error 
notification method and error codes that are 
defined by ETG are used.
The master is notified by writing 
to the application layer status 
register when an error occurs.
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Emergency message
Sysmac error status
Application layer status
Error occurs.
Master notified.
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