3. Graphical user interface

3.1. Overview

This section gives an overview about the graphical user interface:
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The graphical user interface is divided into five parts:
Menu/Tool/Status bar:

Shows current status or mode of the EC-Inspector and allows the user to change it.

Project Explorer:

Shows different views of the current network when adding an ENI file or switching to diagnosis mode.

Device Editor:

Show information about the selected device, like process variables. It allows the user to put them into a watchlist before switching to diagnosis mode.

Short Info:

Show short information about selected device, like name, description or vendor.

Messages:

Shows notifications which occur e.g. when the EC-Monitor hat detected a change in the topology or an error counter increased.

3.3. Project Explorer

3.3.1. Configuration Mode

There are three topology visualisation views:

Classic View
_images/classic-view.png

This is a tree view with multiple levels.

Flat View
_images/flat-view.png

This view shows all slaves in a flat list, as they are connected in the EtherCAT network.

Topology View
_images/topo-view.png

This view shows a graphical tree of all slaves, as they are connected in the EtherCAT network.

3.3.2. Diagnosis Mode

There are three topology visualisation views:

Classic View
_images/diag-classic.png

This is a tree view with multiple levels.

Possible device states:

ecatstate_init Init Bootstrap

ecatstate_preop Pre-Op

ecatstate_safeop Safe-Op

ecatstate_op Op

Flat View
_images/diag-flat.png

This view shows all slaves in a flat list, as they are connected in the EtherCAT network.

Possible device states:

ecatstate_init Init Bootstrap

ecatstate_preop Pre-Op

ecatstate_safeop Safe-Op

ecatstate_op Op

Topology View
_images/diag-topo.png

This view shows a graphical tree of all slaves, as they are connected in the EtherCAT network.

Possible device states:

ecatstate_init Init Bootstrap

ecatstate_preop Pre-Op

ecatstate_safeop Safe-Op

ecatstate_op Op

Possible port states:

cable-quality_bad Bad Cable Quality

cable-quality_constricted Constricted Cable Quality

cable-quality_good Good Cable Quality

If cable quality is constricted or bad, please check the error counters of the slave (for more information about the extended diagnosis, see Extended Diagnosis).

3.4. Device Editor

This Editor gives the user the possibility to read information of the selected monitor or slave:
_images/device-editor.png

3.5. Short Info

This window shows short information about selected device, like name, description or vendor:
_images/short-info.png

3.6. Message Window

Shows notifications which occur e.g. when the EtherCAT Master has changed its operation state or a slave has been removed from (or added to) the EtherCAT network:
_images/message-view.png