Object dictionary
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4 EtherCAT communication
7 Object dictionary
This chapter explains the details of objects.
7-1 Composition of the object dictionary
Objects are constructed as follows.
Index (Hex) Object Overview
1000h to 1FFFh CoE Communication Area CoE Communication Area
2000h to 3FFFh
Manufacturer Specic Area
Not used
4000h to 4FFFh Driver object
5000h to 5FFFh Not used
6000h to 67FFh Prole Area Prole area
Object dictionary item
Item Description
Index, sub, name Index, sub-Index, and name of objects
Type
Denition objets of data type. Abbreviations described in the table below are used in this
manual.
Abbreviation Data type Description Range of value
BOOL Boolean 1-bit unsigned data 0, 1
INT8 Integer8 8-bit signed data −128 to 127
INT16 Integer16 16-bit signed data −32,768 to 32,767
INT32 Integer32 32-bit signed data
−2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647
U8 Unsigned8 8-bit unsigned data 0 to 255
U16 Unsigned16 16-bit unsigned data 0 to 65,535
U32 Unsigned32 32-bit unsigned data 0 to 4,294,967,295
STRING Visible String Character string −
Access
Access method of objects.
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RW: Read and write of values are possible.
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RO: Only read of values is possible.
PDO
Indicates whether the PDO mapping of objects is possible.
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RxPDO: Mapping to RxPDO is possible.
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TxPDO: Mapping to TxPDO is possible.
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No: Mapping to PDO is not possible.
Save
Indicates whether data is saved in the non-volatile memory when the batch non-volatile
memory write was executed.
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: Saved in the non-volatile memory.
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−: Not saved in the non-volatile memory.
Update
Indicates the timing to update the change when a value in the object was changed.
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A: Update immediately
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B: Update after operation stop
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C: Update after executing the conguration
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D: Update after cycling the control power supply ON again