EC-Simulator virtualizes EtherCAT networks by simulating the EtherCAT slave devices in order to run EtherCAT Master applications without real EtherCAT slave hardware devices available. EtherCAT simulation is possible via a physical network adapter, or also virtually, to realize a completely simulated machine setup. Configuring the simulation instance is seamless using the ENI file of the […]
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More and more applications, especially in the Industrial Automation, Medical and Data Acquisition and Measurement Markets require deterministic real-time behavior. Windows does not natively support a real-time deterministic operation. However, there are many so called “Windows real-time extensions” that can provide developers with a solution to take full advantage of Windows functionality while still preserving […]
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Today, more and more industrial customers are using PC (Personal Computer) technology for high end sophisticated real-time control applications. These computers have high CPU processing capabilities in relation to their costs when compared to software and hardware development for dedicated platforms. Typical applications where such PCs are used are: CNC and Motion Control Robotics and […]
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When using EtherCAT technology as a fieldbus, performance often plays a decisive role, but what is really meant by performance? Most often, performance is equated with speed. In the case of an EtherCAT network, this usually means a fast cycle time, around 1kHz or faster, to achieve fast control cycles. However, good performance can also […]
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New Features Version V8.0.0.3 General LxWin RTOS32Win General V8.0.0.3 Updated Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor D support for CacheAllocation technology LxWin V8.0.0.3 Support for CPUs with 16 and more cores Support for PCIe devices with MSI interrupts Support for serial port interfaces (RS232) Updated to Linux kernel version 4.9.286 RTOS32Win V8.0.0.3 Update to On Time RTOS-32 version […]
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Web-based EtherCAT® Configuration and Diagnosis Tool EC-Engineer Web is a powerful software tool used for configuration and diagnosis of EtherCAT® networks. The software is a client server application, with the modern dark mode client user interface (UI) an Angular-CLI project communicating through a REST-API with the backend (ASP.NET Core). The Microsoft .NET Core platform is used for […]
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EtherCAT Performance Analysis EC-Master software version V3.1.4 has a built-in performance measurement capability. This can be used to measure the execution times of job functions that are called within the cyclic part of the application, as well as application specific functions. The results are clearly displayed in EC-Engineer V3.7. The time offset related to the start of […]
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. EC-Master has been updated… New Features Version 3.1.3 Built-in Performance Measurement The acontis EC-Master software has a built-in performance measurement capability. This can be used to measure the execution times of the job functions that are called within the cyclic part of the application, as well as application specific functions. In addition, it is […]
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Run an EtherCAT Controller with a Simulated Network EC-Simulator virtualizes EtherCAT networks by simulating the EtherCAT slave devices in order to run EtherCAT Master applications without real EtherCAT slave hardware devices available. EtherCAT simulation is possible via a physical network adapter, or also virtually, to realize a completely simulated machine setup. Configuring the simulation instance […]
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acontis technologies has updated its Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor products to version V7.1.2. The acontis Hypervisor solutions enable customer running deterministic hard Real-time applications alongside Windows 10. The acontis product family offers various solutions to cover different customer requirements: EC-Win: Windows Real-time EtherCAT solution. See also: https://www.acontis.com/en/ethercat-windows-realtime.html LxWin: Windows Real-time extension and Hypervisor supporting […]
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