netHOST RTE

netHOST RTE - LAN controlled EtherCAT Master for DIN rail

• Fully featured EtherCAT Master for up to 200 EtherCAT Slaves
• Open access via TCP/IP-based access protocol
• Quick access via DLL with same API as PC fieldbus cards
• Easy integration in embedded systems via 'C'-based driver source code
• Access to EtherCAT Slave object dictionary via SDO (CoE)

A netHOST RTE is a full-featured and autonomously operating Real-Time Ethernet master allowing industrial PCs and other embedded systems the control of Real-Time Ethernet networks over an ordinary LAN connection.

A simple TCP/IP based transport protocol transfers the services between the controlling unit and the device. For device integration a DLL for Windows and a ‚C‘ source code for embedded solutions is provided. In both cases the call interface (API) is identical to Hilschers PC cards. This makes a netHOST a „remotely controllable PC card forield installations“.

100 bytes process data inputs and outputs are exchangeable over the LAN network in about one millisecond.

Acyclic services to the subordinate Real-Time Ethernet stations are supported as well. A bus configuration software is included in the delivery. Two devices can be used in combination to realize redundant applications. Services are provided to execute a controlled switchover in the event one device fails or a line breaks. In case a device fails the memory card slot allowservice personnel to perform a firmware and configuration recovery on a replacement device in less than a minute.