TMC8462 Datasheet • Document Revision V1.4 • 2018-May -09
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EtherCAT Slave Configuration Configuration of the EtherCAT Slave Controller is done during boot time
with configuration information read from the SII EEPROM after reset or power cycling. This information
must be (pre)programmed into the SII EEPROM. This can be done via the EtherCAT master using a so-called
EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI) file in standardized XML format. The SII EEPROM can also be (re)written
using the local application controller.
ESI Configuration Wizard The TMCL-IDE contains a wizard to assist users with the configuration of the
TMC8462 various MFC IO functions. The wizard shows available and allowed options and provides XML
code snippets for the ESI file for the SII EEPROM as well as generic C-Code blocks. These can be used as
starting point for own firmware development for the application controller.
Figure 5: Configuration wizard example – MFC IO block configuration
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