Setting the behavior

You can set the behavior of each analog output in case of a communication interruption in the CoE parameters "Watchdog":

Channel

"Watchdog"

1

0x8030:05

2

0x8040:05

Possible values

Value

Enum

Description

0 (factory setting)

"Default watchdog value"

If the reaction time has elapsed, the watchdog immediately sets the output to the default value (see below).

1

"Watchdog ramp"

Linear ramp to the default value (see below).

2

"Last output value"

Freezing the value:

The output outputs the last value that was received by the controller before the communication was interrupted.

Setting the default value

You can define the default value in the CoE parameters "Default output":

Channel

"Default output"

1

8030:13

2

8040:13

Ramp

You can define the time to reach the default value when the watchdog behavior is set to the value 1 "Watchdog ramp".

 

Setting the behavior 1:

t: time in ms until the default value is reached.

ncurrent : the last output value that was received by the controller before the communication interruption.

ndefault : default value (CoE parameter 80n00:13).

vramp : ramp velocity in digits/ms (CoE parameter 80n00:14).