ST_DriveInfo

Structure with basic information on the Beckhoff servo hardware used, which is returned via the FB_ReadDriveInfo function block.

TYPE ST_DriveInfo :
STRUCT
   NetId            : T_AmsNetId;
   SlaveAddress     : T_AmsPort;
   Channel          : USINT;
   MDPProfile       : BOOL;
   DeviceName       : STRING;
   DeviceType       : E_DeviceType;
END_STRUCT
END_TYPE

Name

Type

Description

NetId

T_AmsNetId

String containing the AMS network ID of the EtherCAT master device.

SlaveAddress

T_AmsPort

Fixed address of the EtherCAT slave

Channel

USINT

Channel of the EtherCAT slave

MDPProfile

BOOL

TRUE if an MDP protocol is used.

DeviceName

STRING

Contains the name of the device (not the free name of the device) in the I/O tree.

DeviceType

E_DeviceType

Enumeration that specifies which Beckhoff drive device is involved.