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The Fundamentals of EtherCAT

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Wednesday, June 17th, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Boston/Westborough
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts, United States 01581
Tel: 1-508-366-5511
Fax: 1-508-870-5965

**Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided**

Guest Presenter

Joey Stubbs, PE, PMP
North American Representative
EtherCAT Technology Group

EtherCAT Information

Outstanding performance, flexible topology, simple configuration, support of legacy field buses, and undercutting of standard field bus costs characterize EtherCAT (Ethernet for control automation technology), the real-time Ethernet technology.

EtherCAT features include high precision device synchronization, a cable redundancy option, and a functional safety protocol (SIL3). EtherCAT is an international standard (IEC, ISO and SEMI).

EtherCAT sets new standards where conventional field bus systems reach their limits: 1000 distributed I/Os in 30μs, almost unlimited network size, and optimum vertical integration thanks to Ethernet and internet technologies. With EtherCAT, the costly Ethernet star topology can be replaced with a simple line or tree structure – no expensive infrastructure components are required. All types of Ethernet devices can be integrated via a switch or switch port.

This seminar will focus on the EtherCAT operating principles, what differentiates it from its competition, and will provide an overview of EtherCAT products from Beckhoff Automation.

Registration

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Please note that we reserve the right to cancel the seminar due to insufficient attendance.

Professional Development

Seminar qualifies for 2.5 PDHs (Professional Development Hours) for registered professionals

Topics Covered

  • Ethernet Overview: CSMA/CD, TCP/IP, others
  • EtherCAT functional principles
  • Comparison of industrial Ethernet solutions
  • Safety over EtherCAT
  • Smooth migration path from legacy field bus systems to EtherCAT
  • Simple to implement
  • XFC – thinking outside the box
  • Beckhoff EtherCAT product overview

Highlights

  • Ethernet down to the terminal
  • Complete continuity
  • Ethernet process interface scalable from 2 bit to 64 kB
  • First true Ethernet solution for the field level

Performance

  • 256 digital I/O in 12μs
  • 1000 digital I/O in 30μs
  • 200 analog I/O (16 bit) in 50μs
  • 100 servo axes in 100μs
  • 12,000 digital I/O in 350μs
  • Throughput: 10 kbyte/ms, distributed to 1,500 devices

Openness

  • Fully IEEE 802.3 Ethernet-compatible
  • Operation with switches and routers possible
  • Mixed operation with other protocols also possible