Overview of commands

The functions discussed above are carried out by means of commands in the standardized object 0xFB00.

Index

Name

Comment

FB00:01

Request

Entry of the command to be executed

FB00:02

Status

Status of the command currently being executed

0: Command executed without error.

255: Command is being executed

FB00:03

Response

Optional response value of the command

The function blocks FB_EcCoESdoWrite and FB_EcCoESdoRead from the TcEtherCAT.lib (contained in the standard TwinCAT installation) can be used in order to execute the commands from the PLC.

Commands of the EL3356

The following commands can be transferred to the terminal via the CoE entry 0xFB00:01.

Command

Comment

0x0101

Execute zero balance

0x0102

Execute calibration

0x0001

Execute tare procedure (value is NOT saved in the terminal's EEprom)

0x0002

Execute tare procedure (value is saved in the terminal's EEprom)