Where do I need to copy EtherCAT ESI files when using TwinCAT as an engineering tool?

21 Nov 2022

This article tells you where in your file system you need to copy your EtherCAT ESI device description files when using TwinCAT V3 as an engineering tool.

APPLICABLE PRODUCTS

All Anybus and Ixxat products with an EtherCAT slave interface.

 

QUESTION

Where do I need to copy EtherCAT ESI files when using TwinCAT as an engineering tool?

 

ANSWER

For a default TwinCAT V3 configuration, EtherCAT ESI files need to be copied to C:\TwinCAT\3.1\Config\Io\EtherCAT:

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Make sure that you restart your TwinCAT instance after copying the ESI files to the above path.