EtherCAT is a powerful real-time Ethernet fieldbus system with an open protocol. With its short cycle times, low jitter values and different network topologies the system is standard in many industrial automation application today. 

EtherCAT主站集成在IEC 61131-3开发系统中带有CODESYS编译器

• 带有一个集成式的设置器用于主站和链接的从站
• 可以调用Codesys库中的简易化的协议栈
• 提供实时系统组件用于直接访问以太网接口
• 带诊断功能用于开发系统中可用于观测IEC 61131-3应用的过程
• 可选配支持的EtherCAT网关模块用于其它的总线系统和IO接口还有Profibus等

一体化的集成的PLC变成和总线设置工具:
⇒ 简单的配置
⇒ 非常少的sources of error
⇒ 快速工程实施

支持的功能:

• 分布式时钟
• 不同的总线拓扑
• 热插拔
• 总线诊断: in the configurator and by the PLC application
• 网络扫描: Recogize and insert 连接ed slaves 
• EtherCAT redundancy: for systems with two physical Ethernet interfaces
• Supported layer 7 protocols: CoE (CANopen / CAN application layer over EtherCAT) / SDO Communication, EoE (Ethernet over EtherCAT), SoE (Servodrive over EtherCAT), FSoE (Safety over EtherCAT or Fail Safe over EtherCAT), FoE (File over EtherCAT), VoE (Vendor over EtherCAT)

功能配置:

• 半自动化配置用于主站和扩展模式
  ⇒ 丰富的配置选项
• Configuration of the slaves with EtherCAT XML files
  ⇒ Flexible configuration of the process image and of the device-specific parameters
• Support of third party EtherCAT stacks
  ⇒ Export of EtherCAT XML files possible (ENI)

支持网卡形式:

• Systems with Linux:
  With PCAP Interface (lipcap): all network cards
• Systems with Windows and CODESYS Control Win
  With PCAP interface (wincap): all network cards
• Systems with Windows and CODESYS Control RTE (Real-time SoftPLC):
  Realtek RTL81x9 / RTL8169, Intel Pro 100 / 1000
• Other system platforms:
  Adaptation of the runtime system component required

• You are a system integrator or a user in the plant construction sector or the like:
  Use controllers equipped with CODESYS EtherCAT support. Check the CODESYS Device Directory for the devices best suited for your specific needs. Once you have the required hardware, there are no additional costs involved.
• You are a manufacturer of programmable devices:
  Implement the CODESYS EtherCAT uspport on your hardware. All you need for this implementation is the CODESYS Runtime Toolkit with EtherCAT support.
• For more information or an offer please contact our sales department under sales(at)codesys.com .

For example by the following controller manufacturers

• ABB
• AMK
• ASEM
• Andron
• Bachmann electronic GmbH
• Berghof
• esd
• Festo
• Hitachi
• KEBA
• Janz Tec AG
• Lenze Automation
• Mikrap AG
• MKT
• Parker Hannifin
• Veltru

EtherCAT networks for the most different applications around the world are implemented with the programmable devices of these manufacturers.