SANGE elec IO

Hi everyone,
I bought this device: SG-ELC-ADIO-DI16-DO16-PNP.
I wrote a custom XML file for it, but for some reason, after I load it, there's a 90% chance that EtherCAT crashes with an error.
I suspect that it might be slowing down the entire system, or maybe I wrote the XML incorrectly.Here’s what I wrote:
 <slave idx="4" type="generic" vid="EE000002" pid="00010205" configPdos="true" >
            <dcConf assignActivate="0000" sync0Cycle="0" sync0Shift="0"/>
        
            <syncManager idx="0" dir="out">
                <pdo idx="1a00">
                    <pdoEntry idx="3101" subIdx="1" bitLen="8" halType="complex">
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-00" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-01" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-02" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-03" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-04" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-05" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-06" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-07" halType="bit"/>
                    </pdoEntry>
                </pdo>
                <pdo idx="1a01">
                    <pdoEntry idx="3101" subIdx="2" bitLen="8" halType="complex">
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-08" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-09" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-10" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-11" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-12" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-13" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-14" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="out-15" halType="bit"/>
                    </pdoEntry>
                </pdo>
            </syncManager>
        
            <syncManager idx="2" dir="in">
                <pdo idx="1600">
                    <pdoEntry idx="3001" subIdx="1" bitLen="8" halType="complex">
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-00" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-01" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-02" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-03" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-04" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-05" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-06" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-07" halType="bit"/>
                    </pdoEntry>
                </pdo>
                <pdo idx="1601">
                    <pdoEntry idx="3001" subIdx="2" bitLen="8" halType="complex">
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-08" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-09" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-10" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-11" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-12" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-13" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-14" halType="bit"/>
                        <complexEntry bitLen="1" halPin="in-15" halType="bit"/>
                    </pdoEntry>
                </pdo>
            </syncManager>
        </slave>

And I’m also attaching the original XML file.

Run the "lcec_configgen" command and compare.
Also check for relevant error messages from the command "sudo dmesg"
Edit, and according to the xml you attached, output 8 to 15 is in syncmanager 1, but you'll see that.

thanks for the tip, i got the lcec_configgen file
Based on it, I modified my XML file in this way

but still after using the IO module, I get an error when lifting the zed axis.


 

Doesn't immediately sound related. Would expect a digital IO from the unit to be involved
and not only movement of an axis.

There are some ways to troubleshoot
- any error or info message, if any, in a popup window from the hmi
- any error or info output from linuxcnc in the terminal window where it is started
- the last say 20 line from the command "sudo dmesg" especially when ethercat related 
and one then need to match that with the configuration
- hal file
- ini file
- ethercat-conf.xml
Sometimes the error is obvious, more often the info doesn't directly identify the problem.
You can have a go and look at the info and see if you can spot where it goes wrong, and why.
I can have a look too but then I need all listed info.
 

The SANGE I/O module has an unreliable EtherCAT implementation — it often loses connection and is not detected reliably in the network. The ESI file is either missing or contains errors, which requires manual editing.The polling cycle is no better than 10 ms, which is too slow for real-time control.Hardware quality is poor: weak isolation and possible false input triggers.There is practically no support from the manufacturer.

Overall, not worth buying.

Not so good news, but good with feedback. Will help the next guy to make a decision.
I guess the I/O module isn't EtherCAT certified if it performs so poorly?

I don't know about certification. But I do know that the system crashed in 80% of cases when I used this module. I installed CATIO-A and the system started working stably.

What I noticed right away was that they use SyncManager 0 for process data. This is not normal.
SyncManagers 2 and above are for process data, SM 0 and 1 are for mailboxes and handles SDO upload/download especially during the early phases like INIT.
I don't think you can change the syncmanagers, the device has what it has, but a wild experiment could be to change the SyncManager idx="0" to idx="3". If you haven't thrown the device in the bin already