KPA EtherCAT Studio

KPA EtherCAT Studio is the second generation of a user-friendly tool for EtherCAT network engineering, installation, and diagnostics. This easy-to-use, lightweight, high-performance solution for EtherCAT based masters provides a set of functions required to create and handle master configurations and monitoring the EtherCAT network. It is integrable to other design environments to establish a common development workspace with enhanced functionality. The offered functionalities of KPA EtherCAT Studio are competitive with products offered by other leading suppliers.

Operating Systems:

• Windows

General:

• Slaves connected to a remote or local Master
• Change all data of master and slaves
• Multilanguage User Interface
• Compatible with any EtherCAT-based master

Master Configuration:

• Project file handling and comparing
• Topology creation via bus scan, read from file or drag-and-drop
• Comparison between configured and real networks
• Process Image with scaling
• S2S Editor
• Handling for FSoE Master and Slaves
• Various Sample Rates
• Distributed Clocks (DC) settings
• Import signal names from CoDeSys
• Export network configuration files
  • ETG.2100 with extensions of koenig-pa GmbH, ETG.2100
  • IEC 61131-3 Standard, Export of “C” header files

Slave Configuration:

• Process data configuration
• Supporting of Mailbox protocol
• Defining Device Identification Address
• Name changing
• Slave type
• Process image display period
• Statistics display period
• Revision number
• Physical address
• Auto increment value
• Adding and changing of Init Commands
• PDO configuration
• Hot-connected groups and segments
• Memory mapping
• Defining virtual and custom variables
• Sync manager
• Watchdog

Diagnostic:

• Data- and Frame-Logger
• Diagnostic Scanner
• Categorized Messages
• Causes & Remedies
• Connection Quality

Integration / Customization

• Remote Control via .NET Remoting and COM
• Customs plug-ins
• Customization of functions
• Brand Labeling
• Localization