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9 Setting Up Slave Terminals
NX-series EtherCAT Coupler Unit User’s Manual (W519)
9-2 Setting Slave Terminal Parameters
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9-2-7 Sysmac Studio Functions Used as Required
You can export and import the Slave Terminal settings and NX Unit settings as files.
Exporting/Importing Settings for the EtherCAT Coupler Unit as an EtherCAT
Slave
On the EtherCAT Configuration Edit Tab Page, you can export all of the Slave Terminal settings,
shown below, into a single file (extension .ets).
The exported Slave Terminal setting file can be imported to add another Slave Terminal with the
same settnings. To do this, go into the EtherCAT Configuration Edit Tab Page in the same project or
a new project on the Sysmac Studio.
1 On the EtherCAT Configuration Edit Tab Page, right-click the EtherCAT Coupler Unit and select
Export Slave Settings.
The Save File Dialog Box is displayed.
2 Enter a file name, and then click the Save Button.
An EtherCAT slave parameter file with an .ets extension is saved.
To import a file, select Import Slave Settings and Insert New Slave in step 1, and specify the file to
import.
Exporting/Importing Slave Terminal Settings and NX Unit Settings