Okay I found this on the mailing list. I think this answers my question and it looks like a blank EEPROM will still be programmable from the Master. If this has changed, please let me know.
http://lists.etherlab.org/pipermail/etherlab-users/2007/000051.html Thanks! On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Newell Jensen <[email protected]>wrote: > All, > > We plan to implement our own EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC) board and I am > wondering if I should be able to do the initial programming of the EEPROM > via the ESC ASIC? I have scoured the documentation but still feel like I > don't know for sure whether or not I would be able to program the EEPROM's > ESC Configuration Area in the case that the ESC wasn't loaded properly. > > Basically, just want to know if I have to flash the EEPROM chips first > before putting them on the board or if I can do the initial programming via > the EtherCAT Master? > > Thanks, > > -- > Newell > > > -- Newell
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