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EtherCAT® MainDevice protocol stack for various real-time and general-purpose operating systems
Description
EtherCAT® MainDevice Software Stack
- Configuration and management of EtherCAT networks
- Cyclic exchange of process data
- Interface between application and EtherCAT MainDevice Stack forms a sophisticated API, identical for all operating systems
- Detailed diagnostic and profiling functions included
- Adaptation for the most common (real-time) operating systems available from stock
High Performance and Reliability
- Written in ANSI-C with a view to high performance, low resource commitment and good scalability
- Core components of the stack software are independent of operating system and CPU architecture
- EtherCAT Master Class A according to ETG.1500
Mailbox based Communication
- CAN application protocol over EtherCAT (CoE)
- Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE)
- File over EtherCAT (FoE)
- Servo Drive over EtherCAT (SoE)




