EtherCAT Master for Windows

Real-Time Master Stack

Programming Library

Intelligent Station Management

EtherCAT Station Cycles upto 250 μsec

Logical, Physical and Alias Addressing

Mailbox Interface and COE Management

Integrated EtherCAT PDI Control

EtherCAT FMMU Management

EtherCAT SYNC Management

Distributed Clock Support

Watchdog Support

EtherCAT State Management

XML, SII and Native Station Configuration

Beginner/ Expert Programming Interface

Code Assistant

Catalogue Builder

Additional Tools

Typical Applications

Assembly

Packageing

Service

Measurement

Welding

Video Coach

EtherCAT Master - Programming Library

Based on the SYBERA Realtime Engine and Ethernet transport layer, the EtherCAT Master enables highly precise, cyclic operation of EtherCAT devices under Windows – without any additional controller hardware. Control is performed directly via PC hardware and standard Ethernet adapters (REALTEK, INTEL). The integrated station management allows almost complete implicit device handling or targeted control of individual functional steps (FMMU, SYNCMAN, PDO, STATE, etc.). With extensive library functions for Distributed Clock, COE, and State Management, complex processes such as state transitions or error conditions can be efficiently managed. Protocol management, error handling, and device synchronization are already integrated into the EtherCAT Master protocol stack. The goal is for developers to focus entirely on processing application data without dealing with the protocol itself. The foundation of the programming library is the real-time extension for Windows with “X-Realtime” technology. This enables highly accurate DC (Distributed Clock) synchronized control of drives.

EtherCAT Master - Functionality

In addition to advanced EtherCAT functions such as Distributed Clock, COE, and State Management, the library system allows control of the operating modes of EtherCAT devices. The integrated station management enables almost complete implicit management or targeted control of individual functional steps (FMMU, SYNCMAN, PDO, STATE). SYBERA also offers the ECATVERIFY test software. This software enables developers to test EtherCAT devices without programming and to interactively adjust parameters such as PDO mapping. All functions are visualized, allowing every step to be easily tracked. The integrated PDO Configurator enables simple definition of PDO mappings. Devices can be added, removed, or moved, and all changes are automatically saved in the configuration file.

EtherCAT Master - Technology

The library enables sending and receiving EtherCAT-compatible Ethernet protocols in real time. A dedicated real-time task processes EtherCAT telegrams functionally. The system uses four real-time tasks: sending and receiving frames, payload data processing, and error handling. A state machine synchronizes these tasks. Frame errors, hardware latencies, timeouts, and working counters are automatically checked, while a frame filter separates telegrams for further processing. SYBERA applies Dynamic Jitter Compensation. The X-Realtime Engine ensures extremely low jitter, enabling precise drive controller synchronization. Distributed Clock Management compensates time offset, static and dynamic drift, and propagation delay, ensuring that all parameters such as control word, status word, target, and actual position are processed in real time. Drive initialization occurs automatically based on the master configuration.

EtherCAT - Training

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