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2 EtherCAT Communication details
GRT1-series EtherCAT Communication Unit - Operation Manual
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2-5 Communication State Transitions
The EtherCAT State Machine (ESM) indicates the state transition model of EtherCAT Slave Unit
communication control. It is controlled by the EtherCAT Master Unit.
The following figure shows the communication state transitions from power ON.
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Initialization
(Init)
Not possible
Not possible
Not possible
Communication is being initialized.
Communication is not possible.
Pre-Operational
(Pre-Op)
Possible
Not possible
Not possible
Initialization of network settings.
SDO communication is possible.
Safe-Operational
(Safe-Op)
Possible
Possible
Not possible
PDO communication is possible.
e.g. status from a Slave Unit.
SDO communication is possible.
Operational
(Op)
Possible
Possible
Possible
Normal communication state
PDO communication to control I/O data.
Initialization
Pre-Operational
Safe-Operational
Operational
Power ON
Summary of Contents for GRT1-ECT SmartSlice
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