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EtherCAT Technology Basics for Developers

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Dates:

  • February 9th, 2010 (Verl, Germany, Beckhoff)
  • April 27th, 2010 (Verl, Germany, Beckhoff)
  • July 20th, 2010 (Nuremberg, Germany, Beckhoff)
  • October 6th, 2010 (Verl, Germany, Beckhoff)

Contents of the Seminar EtherCAT Technology Basics for Developers (subject to modifications):

Title: EtherCAT Communication

  • 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
    • Modular Devices
    • Drives
  • EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI) File in XML
  • Tools (Configuration Tool, Monitor, ...)
  • EtherCAT Master
  • EtherCAT Automation Protocol (EAP)
  • Standard & References

The EtherCAT technology basics for developers seminar is aimed at developers as recommendable preparation before attending the EtherCAT Slave Evaluation Kit workshop or EtherCAT Master Sample Code workshop provided by BECKHOFF Automation.

In this seminar basic EtherCAT knowledge is conveyed. The seminar is led by developers and held in manageable groups so that individual interests can be addressed.

For further information please contact Sandra Mimmler at BECKHOFF Automation directly.