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8 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
E3NW-ECT EtherCAT Digital Sensor Communication Unit Operation Manual (E429)
8-1 Troubleshooting
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8-1-3 Error Notification Methods and Types
This section describes the notification methods for errors that occur in the Slave Units.
8-1-3 Error Notification Methods and Types
Error notification
type
Description Notification method Page
Sysmac error
status
Notification is provided when an error is
detected in the application. These errors
are displayed only on the OMRON Sysmac
Studio Support Software.
Error status is received by the
TxPDO and the master is notified
of errors every cycle.
8-8
Emergency
messages
Notification is provided of application-level
errors. Either CiA-defined error codes are
used or error codes are added to
vendor-specific areas.
The slave notifies the master
when an error occurs.
8-15
Application layer
status
Notification is provided of errors in
EtherCAT communications. The error
notification method and error codes that are
defined by ETG are used.
The master is notified by writing
to the application layer status
register when an error occurs.
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Emergency message
Sysmac error status
Application layer status
Error occurs.
Master notified.
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