EtherCAT Seminar and Evaluation Kit Workshop (2 Days)

August 27th and 28th, 2024

Savage, MN

Contents of the workshop (subject to change)

First Day

• EtherCAT Basics
• Slave Structure
• Physical Layer
• Device Model
• Data Link Layer
  • Frame Structure
  • Addressing, Commands
  • Memory/Registers, SyncManager, FMMUs
  • Diagnosis
• Distributed Clocks (DC)
• Application Layer
  • EtherCAT State Machine (ESM)
  • Mailbox (Mailbox Protocols)
• Slave Information Interface (EEPROM)
• Device Profiles
• EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI) file
• Tools (Configuration Tool, Monitor, ...)
• EtherCAT Master
• Standard & References

Second Day

• Hardware Design:
  • EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC)
  • Process Data Interface (PDI)
• EtherCAT Master (TwinCAT incl. Real-time driver for EtherCAT)
• EtherCAT Slave (Digital I/O device)
  • Configuration and Testing with Slave Evaluation Kit
• EtherCAT Slave Stack Code (SSC)
  • Structure
  • Protocol Handling
  • Compilation and Debugging
• Network Monitoring
  • Communication and Protocol Analysis
• Conformance Test Tool (CTT)
  • Handling and Analysis
• EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI) file

Details

Organizer: The workshops are offered by Beckhoff Automation LLC.

Prerequisites: Besides ETG membership, the Beckhoff EL98xx evaluation kit is needed.
If ordering EL9820 kit, order must be placed by Friday, Jul 26th***, 2024.
Registration deadline for customer who have already completed and confirmed prerequisites is Friday, Aug 23rd, 2024.

***A Family License Agreement (FLA) with Beckhoff is needed to purchase development products like the EL9820. The agreement must be received by Beckhoff in paper form before the order can be fulfilled. If a FLA agreement Is not already in place when ordering you will receive the form from Beckhoff. Please allow 10 business days to process the FLA (including mailing to Beckhoff HQ in Verl, Germany).

Ordering code:BAUS-TR8100