[Etherlab-users] Cube67 slave support

[Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Hagemeister]

Hallo Jean-Pierre,

I want to give it one more try. The "od" output was not optimal für a
quick analysis. Could you again output the "ssi" content with:

ethercat ssi_read -p1 | od -A x -t x1z -v

Thanks Wilhelm

Am 24.03.22 um 08:36 schrieb Miceli Jean-Pierre:
> Hi Wilhelm,
> 
> 
> Thanks again for your support, knowing that the SSI seems buggy is a big help for us.
> 
> 
> I'll share the answer from the supplier once I get one...
> 
> 
> Have a nice day
> 
> J-P
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Hagemeister <hm at igh.de>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:52:29 PM
> To: Miceli Jean-Pierre; etherlab-users at etherlab.org
> Subject: Re: [Etherlab-users] Cube67 slave support
> 
> Hallo Jean-Pierre,
> 
> We currently don't have time to dig deep, but the ssi-content seems to
> be buggy. Please let us know what's the suppliers opinion on this.
> 
> Thanks and regards
> 
> Wilhelm
> 
> 
> Am 21.03.22 um 09:22 schrieb Miceli Jean-Pierre:
>>
>> I've attached the result of the "ethercat sii_read -p1 | od" command.
>>
>>    *   Anything relevant here ?
>>
>>
>> Yes, I've contacted the salve supplier. My request has been forwarded to the support team.
>>
>>    *   I'm waiting for the answer.
>>
>> Have a nice day
>> J-P
>> ________________________________
>> From: Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Hagemeister <hm at igh.de>
>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 5:11:50 PM
>> To: etherlab-users at etherlab.org
>> Cc: Miceli Jean-Pierre
>> Subject: Re: [Etherlab-users] Cube67 slave support
>>
>> Hallo Jean-Pierre,
>>
>> Am 16.03.22 um 08:37 schrieb Miceli Jean-Pierre:
>>>
>>> Some notes:
>>>
>>>     *   The system is working perfectly on TwinCAT
>>
>> TwinCAT relies on the XML-Files and the IgH Ethercat master relies on
>> the SSI content. If the content is wrong or data is missing it will not
>> work.
>>
>>>     *   As I got no PDOs from the ethercat tool, I coded one from the info I got in TwinCAT
>>>
>>> I found the info that the issue can be related to a wrong SII / EEPROM info and tried to follow the info in the link below. Unfortunately  did not help.
>>>
>>>     *   https://etherlab.org/en/ethercat/faq.php
>>>
>>> So my questions are:
>>>
>>>     *   Is the problem really due to the missing/corrupted data in the SII/EEPROM
>>
>> Probably. Does "ethercat sii_read -p1 | od" work and if so could you
>> post the output of this command (assuming it is slave 1 you are
>> interested in)?
>>
>>>     *   If yes, how can I check that the binary file generated with TwinCAT is correct ?
>>
>> It most likely will be correct.
>>
>>>     *   Is there other way to update the SII
>>
>> Some slaves simulate the SII content and can't be updated.
>>
>>>
>>> Any idea, suggestion, proposition are welcome 😊.
>>
>> Most likely you will need to contact the supplier and ask for the
>> correction of the SII content. Suppliers sometimes tend to refuse to
>> cooperate and will say: "it works with TwinCat".
>>
>> In that case the last step is to ask if the slave is checked against the
>> conformance test tool from ETG.
>>
>> Regards Wilhelm
>>