The states of an EtherCAT link.
| Name | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| State | EthercatState | The EtherCAT state of the master. The link is considered ready when the master is in operational state. |
| RequestedState | EthercatState | Reads the EtherCAT state from the latest RequestState function call. |
| SlaveCount | int | The total number of slaves on the EtherCAT network. If a drive is connected to more than one motors, only the drive will be counted. |
| IOCount | int | The number of I/O modules on the EtherCAT network. |
| AxesCount | int | The number of axes on the EtherCAT network. |
| SlaveStates[256] | EthercatState | The EtherCAT state of slaves. The link is considered ready when the slave is in operational state. |
| IOStates[256] | EthercatState | The EtherCAT state of I/O modules. The link is considered ready when the I/O module is in operational state. |
| AxesStates[256] | AxisState | The state of axes. Combines the EtherCAT and motion states. |