EasyCAT PRO
EasyCAT PRO
The EasyCAT PRO is an EtherCAT® module that can be used by microcontrollers such as PIC, ARM, etc., to create EtherCAT® Slave devices. Some possible applications are:
- Analog and digital I/O devices with the ability to pre-process and process signals, such as averaging, linearization, filtering, etc.
- PWM generators to drive motors and more
- Serial gateways RS-232, RS-485, CAN, Modbus TCP/IP, etc., to and from EtherCAT®
- EtherCAT® TFT Touch Display
- Educational purposes
- Simulators for other EtherCAT® devices
FEATURES:
The EasyCAT PRO allows the exchange of 32 bytes input and 32 bytes output, configurable up to 128 bytes on the EtherCAT® bus. Communication is entirely managed in hardware, and data exchange with the processor is carried out via SPI.
The EasyCAT Shield supports three types of synchronization: Free RUN, SM Sync, and Distributed Clocks.
CUSTOM DATA:
The EasyCAT is supplied configured with 32+32 bytes, meaning it can exchange 32 bytes input and 32 bytes output with an EtherCAT® master. This setup is very straightforward since everything is already configured, and the user only needs to access the input/output variables in their application. However, in some situations, it might be helpful to modify this fixed configuration to better meet specific needs. For example, it may be necessary to exchange more than 32+32 bytes or customize the names and data types of the variables for easier use.
The Easy Configurator is a software tool that allows you to do this simply and intuitively, without needing to delve into the complexities of the EtherCAT® protocol specifications.
Easy Navigator
To meet the request of many customers asking for a simple software tool to test applications developed with our EasyCAT boards, we have developed Easy Navigator. It is a very simple EtherCAT® Master, featuring an easy and intuitive user interface that allows you to easily read and write values from/to the EasyCAT boards. No special library like WinPCAP is required, as it uses the EtherCAT® protocol’s ability to be encapsulated in a UDP frame. Simply connect your EasyCAT board to your PC’s LAN port, start Easy Navigator, and enjoy EtherCAT®.
Microcontrollers
- ARM (Raspberry, Embedded Systems, SoC, and others)
- PIC
Open Source Master
to test our boards
There are numerous EtherCAT® Masters on the market; some of them are open source and are a great help for starting to test with our boards.
We recommend three of them:
which works in the Windows environment
which works in the Linux environment
which works in Windows and Linux environments