
Frame Processing
I-14 Slave Controller – Technology
3.2 Frame Processing Order
The frame processing order of EtherCAT Slave Controllers depends on the number of ports (logical
port numbers are used):
Table 9: Frame Processing Order
0→EtherCAT Processing Unit→0
0→EtherCAT Processing Unit→1 / 1→0
0→EtherCAT Processing Unit→1 / 1→2 / 2→0 (log. ports 0,1, and 2)
or
0→EtherCAT Processing Unit→3 / 3→1 / 1→0 (log. ports 0,1, and 3)
0→EtherCAT Processing Unit→3 / 3→1 / 1→2 / 2→0
The direction through an ESC including the EtherCAT Processing Unit is called “processing” direction,
other directions without passing the EtherCAT Processing Unit are called “forwarding” direction.
Ports which are not implemented behave similar to closed ports, the frame is forwarded to the next
port.
Figure 5 shows the frame processing in general:
1
Port 2
Auto-
Forwarder
Port 1
Auto-
Forwarder
1
Port 3
Auto-
Forwarder
Port 0
Auto-
Forwarder
Loopback function
Loopback function
EtherCAT
Processing Unit
Loopback function
Loopback function
EtherCAT
Slave Controller
port 2 closed
port 2 open
port 1 closed
port 1 open
port 3 open
port 3 closed
port 0 open
or all ports
closed
port 0 closed
Figure 5: Frame Processing
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