1. EP/EPP1518-0002 - 8 inputs, 2 counters
  2. Installation
  3. Connection
  4. EtherCAT P
  5. Status LEDs
  6. EtherCAT

EtherCAT

EtherCAT 1:
Status LEDs for EtherCAT

L/A (Link/Act)

A green LED labelled "L/A" or “Link/Act” is located next to each EtherCAT/EtherCAT P socket. The LED indicates the communication state of the respective socket:

LED

Meaning

off

no connection to the connected EtherCAT device

lit

LINK: connection to the connected EtherCAT device

flashes

ACT: communication with the connected EtherCAT device

Run

Each EtherCAT slave has a green LED labelled "Run". The LED signals the status of the slave in the EtherCAT network:

LED

Meaning

off

Slave is in "Init" state

flashes uniformly

Slave is in "Pre-Operational“ state

flashes sporadically

Slave is in "Safe-Operational" state

lit

Slave is in "Operational" state

Description of the EtherCAT slave states