[Ethercat Master]
Description
Get EtherCAT Slave Count Number on EtherCAT bus.
Syntax
uint16_t getSlaveCount();
Return Value
Return the number of slaves on the network. If an error occurs, it will return 0.
Comment
This function must be called after a successful execution of EthercatMaster::begin(). This function is non-blocking and can be called within the Cyclic Callback.
Example
#include "Ethercat.h"
EthercatMaster master;
void setup() {
uint16_t slavecount, i;
Serial.begin(115200);
master.begin();
slavecount = master.getSlaveCount();
for (i = 0; i < slavecount; i++)
{
Serial.print("Slave");
Serial.print(i);
}
}
void loop() {
// ...
}Please see the EtherCAT Library User Manual for more QEC EtherCAT instructions and API usage.
