Line Crossed Analyzer Dialog

To access this dialog:
When the EtherCAT Diagnostics window is open, on the EtherCAT menu, select Line Crossed Analyzer. This dialog is only available if a line crossed situation exists.

Use the Line Crossed Analyzer to determine if the IN and OUT ports on any SubDevices are connected incorrectly.

If a line crossed situation exists when the EtherCAT Diagnostics window is open, a warning dialog may alert you to this. In this case, you should open this Line Crossed Analyzer Dialog.

In the List of SubDevices, any items in red are incorrectly connected.

To fix the problem:

Locate the physical SubDevice in the network.
Swap the IN and OUT cables. The ports may be labeled 1 and 2, or something else.
You may need to restart the EtherCAT network. To do so, in the EtherCAT Diagnostics window, on the toolbar, click the Restart EtherCAT Network button.
After making the changes, if the Lines Crossed warning does not appear, and the Lines Crossed Analyzer in the EtherCAT menu is grayed out, then the problem has been resolved.

It is important that cables are connected correctly:

The RMC200 ECAT 1 port should be connected to the IN port of the first SubDevice.
Each SubDevice OUT port should be connected to the IN port of the next SubDevice.
The OUT port of the last SubDevice may be connected to the RMC200 ECAT2 port if the RMC200 is configured for cable redundancy.
EtherCAT junctions may add a branch, which must follow these same rules.

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