Beckhoff EL6731 User Manual

EtherCAT communication EL6731-00x0
EL6731134 Version: 2.8
6 EtherCAT communication EL6731-00x0
6.1 PROFIBUS master
6.1.1 State machine
The EL6731 can be configured in several ways:
1. Configuration of the EL6731 with StartUp SDOs [}134]: Here, the StartUp SDOs are calculated in the
EtherCAT configurator and transferred to the EtherCAT master, in the same way as is carried out, for
example, in the TwinCAT System Manager.
2. Configuration of the EL6731 with Backup Parameter Storage [}136]: Here, the configuration of the DP
slave is stored in the flash memory of the EL6751 and need only be transmitted once.
Configuration of the EL6731 with StartUp SDOs:
The following flow chart shows the sequence of the configuration of the EL6731 with StartUp SDOs:

Beckhoff EL6731 Specifications

General

Brand	Beckhoff
Model	EL6731
Category	Touch terminals
Language	English