EtherCAT - hard real time Ethernet - requires a hard real time operating system, in order to ensure the efficiency of EtherCAT fully. The Profimatics EtherCAT master for x86-based systems allows a fast and simple entrance into the EtherCAT world.

Features:

• Fast Hard Realtime O/S: based on INtime iRMX RTOS
• Realtime TCP/IP Stack
• Embedded WebServer
• Broad range of ethernet cards supported
• Scalable architecture
• Simple Application Development
• Visual Studio environment
• Win32 API
• XML Parser
• Samples (Realtime und WIN32)
• Utilities (EtherCAT Frame Replay)
• Microsoft Windows Integration
• Windows DLL for process and driver interface
• programmable in C / C++ / EC++
• Minimal system runs off a floppy disk