EtherCAT Programming Guide Security of Software Protection
March, 2017 29-3
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29.1 _ECAT_Security_Check_Verifykey
Syntax
U16 PASCAL _ECAT_Security_Check_Verifykey (U16 CardNo, U32 *Verifykey )
Purpose
Check the verification key.
The default 8-character verification key is 00000000. Users can reset it via the API
“_ECAT_Security_Write_Verifykey” (section 29.3). Please remember to confirm the user
password by the API mentioned in 29.5 first. It is suggested to change the verification key and
user password together.
Parameter
Name Data type Property Description
CardNo U16 Number Card No.
Verifykey U32* Data Input an 8-character verification key.
Example
U16 Status = 0;
U16 CardNo;
U32 Key[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
CardNo = 0;
Status= _ECAT_Security_Check_Verifykey ( CardNo, Key );