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Operation with the MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio engineering software
Communication via EtherCAT
Manual – EtherCAT
®
Interfaces, Field Distributors
112
Communication parameters for EtherCAT
®
The following table describes the communication parameters for EtherCAT
®
:
Communication parame-
ters
Description Note
Timeout Waiting time in [ms] that
the client waits for a reply
from the server after it has
made a request.
• Default setting: 200ms
• Increase the value as
required if a delay in
communication is caus-
ing malfunctions.
Scan range of: Start address for the
EtherCAT
®
scan range
By entering values here,
you can limit the
EtherCAT
®
scan range and
thereby shorten the dura-
tion of the scan.
Scan range up to: Start address for the
EtherCAT
®
scan range
IP address EtherCAT
®
master
IP address of the mailbox
gateway in the EtherCAT
®
master
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