Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 1 views

    ec-engineer-flyer

    Uploaded by

    icarmona.infogisa

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    ec-engineer-flyer

    Uploaded by

    icarmona.infogisa
    1 views2 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    1 views2 pages

    ec-engineer-flyer

    Uploaded by

    icarmona.infogisa

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    EC Master

    EtherCAT Configuration ®

    and Diagnosis Tool

    EC-Engineer
    The EC-Engineer is a powerful software
    tool used for configuration and diagnosis of
    EtherCAT® networks. Using this single tool
    one can handle all required engineering and
    diagnosis tasks in a quick and comfortable
    way. The modern, clear and very intuitive
    user interface is crucial for a smooth
    experience in configuring and diagnosis of
    customer’s EtherCAT® networks.

    Online or Offline Configuration


    The configuration can be done “offline” in
    the lab/office or “online” when connected
    with the real EtherCAT® network on the
    machine. It doesn’t matter whether the
    EtherCAT® slaves are connected with the
    local Windows® PC where the EC-Engineer
    is running or with the control system where
    the control application’s master stack is
    running. In either case the slaves and the
    network topology can easily be determined
    using the “Bus-Scan” feature. In case the
    slaves are connected with the Windows® PC,
    the integrated Windows® EtherCAT® Master
    is able to run and verify the system.
    If the slaves are connected with the control
    system, the master stack running on the
    controller will take over communication and
    provide all services and information to the
    EC-Engineer which is needed for diagnosis.

    Key benefits
    • Easy to use, modern design • Compare configured and connected
    • Build an configuration in less steps slaves
    • Basic and expert settings • Access to states, variables, registers,
    • Available options can be restricted to objects dictionary, etc.
    those features which the control system • ENI export conforming to ETG.2100
    supports • CSV export for process data variable
    • Pinned process data offsets layout
    • Powerful online functions • Supports ESI files (ETG.2000)
    • Scan connected slaves
    EtherCAT ® Configuration and
    Diagnosis Tool
    Modern Design
    The graphical user interface of the EC-Engineer is optimized to
    have a high level of usability. The user can adjust the look and
    feel by choosing his preferred theme and language. All users
    from simple technician till advanced engineers can use the EC-
    Engineer intuitively. The common use cases are immediately
    exposed at the start page, like building a simple offline
    configuration, an online configuration by scanning the connected
    network, a remote configuration or a remote diagnosis of the
    connected target system.
    Browsing through the connected slaves is possible by means
    of the project explorer that presents all slaves as an icon-based
    tree for quick access while configuring or diagnosing the bus.

    Pinned process data offsets


    A unique feature of the EC-Engineer is the ability to set an
    arbitrary fixed process data memory layout for a single slave or
    a group of slaves. It is possible to set the address of a slave to
    the desired fixed location in the process data area. This address
    then will not be changed in case any other slaves are added or
    removed. The desired memory location can be set to different
    values for input and output data. In this way the configured
    process data of slaves can easily be re-arranged without the
    need to reflect the configuration change within the application.

    Powerful Diagnosis
    The EC-Engineer is a sophisticated tool for diagnosis as well.
    Using a TCP/IP connection with the EtherCAT® Master both,
    master and slaves can be explored. Display of the system
    status and the process data content as well as more complex
    functions like reading the object dictionary or downloading new
    slave firmware are available then. A special view is provided for
    analysis of erroneous or incomplete EtherCAT® bus start-up.
    The chart view seamlessly tracks input variables so changes to
    inputs are visible on the fly.

    EC-Engineer Software Development Kit (SDK)


    Using the available SDK all, or some, EC-Engineer features can
    be integrated into other engineering applications. Also brand
    labeling and customer specific enhancements can be achieved.
    All EC-Engineer business logic modules are available on
    Windows® and Linux. The user interface layers are based on the Microsoft® WPF Technology.

    acontis technologies – EtherCAT® Products and Services


    As a services company we offer both, the product as well as support and development services.
    Get your benefit using our knowledge on many different embedded operating systems as well
    as in implementing high-performance networking solutions.
    Many market leading companies rely on our EtherCAT® expertise to get optimum and competitive solutions.

    EtherCAT® is a registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany.

    acontis technologies GmbH | Gartenstr. 46 | 88212 Ravensburg | Germany


    www.acontis.com | sales@acontis.com | Tel.: +49 (0) 751 / 560 30 30

    You might also like