Dmesg Error: EtherCAT ERROR 0-main-X: AL status message 0x0017: Invalid sync manager configuration

How to solve issue: Invalid sync manager configuration

The following error is listed (in red): EtherCAT ERROR 0-main-3: AL status message 0x0017: Invalid sync manager configuration.

This message tells you the following:

  1. EtherCAT ERROR 0-main-3 is the 3th device in your etherCAT also specified as device alias number more information can be found in https://docs.motorcortex.io/docs/motorcortex-io-tools/motorcortex-ecat/domains-configuration-panel/.

  2. Invalid sync manager configuration this means that there is probably something wrong with your etherCAT device sync manager configuration, check out. https://docs.motorcortex.io/docs/motorcortex-io-tools/motorcortex-ecat/device-configuration-panel/ check the Process Data tab.

  3. You can solve this problem by means off checking your device firmware version, and based on that you download the new ESI-file. The error is most likely caused by that the esi-file does not correspond with the device firmware version, so keep this in mind.