EtherCAT Master Stack for Windows

Kithara Software GmbH has developed an EtherCAT Master stack especially for the Windows operating systems as part of the real-time extension Kithara »RealTime Suite«.

Some basic properties of the Kithara EtherCAT Master:

• Part of the Windows real-time extension Kithara »RealTime Suite«
• Written in C++ using a powerful object oriented class library
• Support of network adapters from Intel (Pro/100 or Pro/1000) and RealTek (100 Mbit/s and Gigabit)
• Modular structure of EtherCAT Master (DC, EoE, FoE and Cable-redundancy optional)
• Matching hard real-time requirements under Windows due to fast real-time extension Kithara »RealTime Suite« and direct access to network adapters with optimized real-time drivers
• Simple-to-use API for C++ and Delphi, many examples
• Support of following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (including Embedded), Windows 2000