ISlave.WriteAlias method

Writes an alias address into an EtherCAT slave.

Namespace: IntervalZero.KINGSTAR.Base.Class

Assembly: IntervalZero.KINGSTAR.Base.Class (in IntervalZero.KINGSTAR.Base.dll) Version: 4.4.0.0

Syntax

C#VB

IKsCommand WriteAlias(
       ushort alias
)

Function WriteAlias(
       alias As UShort
) As IKsCommand

Parameters

alias

Type: ushort

The alias address to use. See the AliasAddress in the SlaveStatus class.

Return value

Type: IKsCommand

Returns the states of a method.

Remarks

Some EtherCAT slaves don't accept alias address being modified. If the master writes a value that is not acceptable to the slave, the slave may display an error and refuse to start.

Usable EtherCAT states

ecatInit, ecatPreOP, ecatSafeOP, ecatOP