Fieldbus Library

These tables list the FieldbusClosed A Fieldbus is an industrial network system for real-time distributed control (e.g. CAN or Profibus). It is a way of connecting instruments in a plant design functions and function blocks:

EtherCAT Library

Name

Description

DriveParamRead

Reads a drive parameter by sending an ASCII command to a drive.

DriveParamStrRead

Reads a single drive parameter by sending an ASCII command to a drive.

DriveParamWrite

Writes a drive parameter by sending an ASCII command to a drive.

ECATCommErrors

Returns a list of bad EtherCAT connections.

ECATDeviceAction

Performs an action on an EtherCAT device.

ECATDeviceStatus

Provides the EtherCAT state and the port link status information for the EtherCAT device.

ECATDevReadParam

Returns the EtherCAT device-specific information.

ECATGetObjVal

Deprecated.

ECATMasterStatus

Reads the EtherCAT master state and the lost frame counter to determine if EtherCAT is running normally.

ECATReadData

Reads cyclic parameter (byte offset format).

ECATReadSDO

Reads a 32-bit word from I/O nodes using a CANopen SDO read command.

ECATWCStatus

Returns the current number of working counter errors for the Sync unit.

ECATWriteData

Writes cyclic parameter (byte offset format).

ECATWriteSDO

Writes a 32-bit word to I/O nodes using a CANopen SDO write command.

FSoEParamsInit

Transfers safety parameters from the safety master to safety slave devices to initialize the safety network.

EtherNet/IP (ODVA)

Name

Description

eipAdapter

Provides information about the current state of the Scanner connection.

eipReadAttr

Sends an explicit message (UCMM) to an EtherNet/IP adapter for reading a single CIPClosed "Common Industrial Protocol " The Common Industrial Protocol allows complete integration of control with information, multiple CIP Networks, and Internet technologies attribute.

eipWriteAttr

Sends an explicit message (UCMM) to an EtherNet/IP adapter for reading a single CIP attribute.