EtherCAT Slave Stack

Easy and Fast EtherCAT Slave Device Development

• Written in ANSI-C optimized for embedded targets with respect to performance and resource usage.
• An API based interface provides a clear separation between application and stack which makes a later change to an updated stack revision or different hardware easy. It also allows cross platform development, e.g. with the ECS- PCIe/1100.
• Dynamic object dictionary, completely changeable during runtime.

Services for EtherCAT Compliant Communication acc. to IEC and Mailbox Protocols Supported

• In combination with an EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC) all services for an EtherCAT compliant communication are provided according to IEC 61158/ETG.1000
• Supports CoE, EoE, FoE and VoE mailbox protocols 
• Supports Distributed Clock (DC)

Easily Operated Application Programming

• All protocol complexity and hardware dependance is hidden: The developer can concentrate on application development which significantly reduces the time to market.
• Supports multiple ESC by one application.
• Source code version is based on a well defined Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to adapt the stack to the target hardware with as little effort as possible.