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NX-series EtherCAT Coupler Unit User’s Manual (W519)
The sources of events that occur in the EtherCAT Slave Terminal are listed below.
This information gives the category of the event log.
You view each of these logs separately on the Sysmac Studio.
Each event log can contain the following number of records. If the number of events exceeds this num-
ber, the oldest events are overwritten.
Event Sources
Item Description
Event source EtherCAT Master Function Module
Source details EtherCAT node address, slot position, NX Unit number, and model number
Event Log Categories
Event type Event log category Description
Controller event System log This is a log of the events that are detected by each Unit.
Access log This is a log of the events that affect the Slave Terminal opera-
tion due to user actions.
Number of Records
Event log
category
Unit type
EtherCAT Coupler
Unit
NX Unit
Units that store events in the
EtherCAT Coupler Unit
Units that store their own
events
System event log Total: 128 events Check the specifications in the
manual for each Unit.
Access event log Total: 32 events
Sysmac Studio
Event logs
When event occurs
CPU Unit
EtherCAT Coupler Unit
and certain NX Units:
Events are stored
in the EtherCAT Coupler Unit.
Other NX Units:
Events are stored
in the NX Unit.
EtherCAT
Coupler Unit