Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 (XAR/XAE) with EtherCAT fault AL 0x001E: Invalid input configuration
Beckhoff: the SyncManager configuration for input process data is invalid. Raised on P→S (and in SAFEOP/OP), resulting state SAFEOP + error.
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When it happens
- At EtherCAT startup on the transition PREOP to SAFEOP
- After a device was replaced or its process data were edited
Likely causes and checks
1Configured device revision or ESI differs from the installed device
- Points to it
- Fault after a device swap or firmware update.
- Check
- Compare configured and found vendor, product code and revision with an online scan.
2Input process data edited to a combination the device does not support
- Points to it
- Fault after changes on the Process Data tab.
- Check
- Restore the default PDO selection and re-apply only options from the device documentation.
Telling it apart
- 0x001E is the input side (SM3), 0x001D the output side; 0x0024 is an input PDO mapping mismatch rather than the SyncManager setting.
Evidence to collect
- Logger export with the AL status code
- Process Data tab screenshot
- Online scan result (vendor, product code, revision)
- ESI file version used in the project
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