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NI-EtherCat 2023 Q3 Known Issues

Updated Mar 27, 2024

Overview

This document contains the NI-EtherCat known issues that were discovered before and since the release of NI-EtherCat 2023 Q3. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.

 

Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community; see Additional Resources.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details
2455995

Unable to Import a Third-Party EtherCAT Module on 64-bit LabVIEW

Third-party EtherCAT module imports fail on 64-bit LabVIEW with a memory exception when the device profile is imported. Device profiles import as expected on 32-bit LabVIEW.

Workaround:

1. Manually copy the third-party ECAT slave device profile XML file to the host computer and to the the real-time target. 2. Right-click the master item in the LabVIEW Project Explorer and select New»Targets and Devices. Once the device profile XML file is copied, the third-party module appears as an available slave device and is usable on 64-bit LabVIEW. 3. Select the device, and click OK.

Reported Version:

NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2023 Q3

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A
2648377 2597077

Cannot add offline EtherCAT master into LabVIEW project using 64-bit software versions

when attempting to create a LabVIEW project with EtherCAT 2023 Q3 using LabView (64-bit), adding an offline EtherCAT master to the project is not supported

Workaround:

Workaround for the above issue could be using an online adapter (it might limit offline coding) but EtherCAT master can be used in LabVIEW 64 bit application itself.

Reported Version:

NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT: 2023 Q3

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

Final Time Issue Listed

Issues found in this section will not be listed in future known issues documents for this product.

There are currently no issues to list.

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Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).