Example

In general, for all third-party EtherCATEtherCAT is an open, high-performance Ethernet-based fieldbus system. The development goal of EtherCAT was to apply Ethernet to automation applications which require short data update times (also called cycle times) with low communication jitter (for synchronization purposes) and low hardware costs devices, use the built-in IDE"Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debugger features to Scan, Map Network Devices, and configure devices through the PDO Selection/Mapping, Distributed ClockClock signal, and CoE Init-Commands tabs. The Procedure Summary and Example are only applicable if the IDE cannot support a device, due to non-conformance to the EtherCAT standard or custom device specific configurations supported by a third-party configuration tool.

The rest of this application note explains, in detail, the process of creating and utilizing an external EtherCAT Configuration file for a AKC system with standard and non-standard components. The EtherCAT network in this example consists of the following.