ESI download sources

A running list of official ESI (device-description XML) download sources for EtherCAT slaves used on a SuperCAT master. Always prefer the official file that matches the slave’s firmware revision over hand-editing the XML — it avoids the -1014 recognition error.

Last updated: 2026-07-06

For how to install an ESI and re-scan (and the -1014 fix), see Bus setup: scan, ESI & device recognition.

Official ESI sources

Vendor Series / device Official ESI download ESI version Verified Notes
Yaskawa Sigma-7 (SGD7S) Sigma-7 CoE ESI Files rev 8.23 (0x80023) 2026-07-06 file Yaskawa_SGD7S-xxxxA0x.xml; no login required
ICP DAS ECAT-2000 series (incl. ECAT-2055) ECAT-2000 combined XML V1.10 2026-07-06 one file covers the whole ECAT-2000 series; FTP folder

More vendors will be added here over time.

Where the files go

On a PCIe-833x SuperCAT install, drop the downloaded ESI/XML into:

E:\Program Files (x86)\ADLINK\PCIe-833x\EtherCAT\EtherCAT

After a successful scan, the generated topology XML (ENI) appears in …\EtherCAT\ENI. Writing into Program Files (x86) needs Windows administrator (UAC) rights; re-scan / rebuild the cache after adding a file.