Editing the EC_EXTEND file

AN-379 Editing EC_EXTEND file

EC_EXTEND files contain configuration information to allow the Motion Coordinator to start an EtherCAT slave node. It is used when the slave node information is not in the Motion Coordinator’s firmware database, or if a specific PDO configuration is needed that is not covered by the internal database profiles.

This document gives you the guide in editing the EC_EXTEND file.

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