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EtherCAT

Proven EtherCAT products enabling you to...

  • easily implement an EtherCAT interface into your devices
  • connect an industrial device with a proprietary serial or CAN-based protocol to EtherCAT
  • interconnect an EtherCAT device or network with any other fieldbus or industrial Ethernet network

What is EtherCAT?
Anybus products for EtherCAT

Anybus EtherCAT gateways

Interconnect EtherCAT networks

Anybus X-gateways allow the connection of your EtherCAT device or network to many other fieldbus or Industrial Ethernet networks.

Anybus X-gateway for EtherCAT

  • Copies I/O-data in both directions thus enabling data exchange between the networks
  • Compatible with all leading PLCs
  • Easy configuration, no programming!

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Connect serial or CAN-based devices with EtherCAT

Anybus Communicator is a stand-alone protocol converter enabling you to connect your non-networked or CAN-based device to EtherCAT. 

Anybus Communicator for EtherCAT

  • No hardware or software modification at your device required
  • Supports RS232/422/485 and CAN
  • Configuration using a XML format file
  • With tool for easy configuration

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Embedded EtherCAT connectivity solutions

Integrate EtherCAT connectivity into your industrial devices

Anybus CompactCom

The cutting-edge CompactCom 40-series is based on the award-winning Anybus NP40 network processor. It is especially suitable for both general purpose and for high-end EtherCAT applications with fast network cycles and synchronization demands.

  • Available in Chip, Brick or Module form factors
  • Interchangeable with other network solutions within the 40-series
  • Pre-certified for full EtherCAT conformance
  • All EtherCAT network upgrades maintained free-of-charge by HMS

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Anybus CompactCom Chip

CompactCom C40 Chip

Anybus CompactCom Brick

CompactCom B40 Brick

Anybus CompactCom Module

CompactCom M40 Module

IXXAT

More EtherCAT products available under the HMS "IXXAT®" brand:

IXXAT INpact multi-protocol PC interface

IXXAT INpact

  • Multi-protocol PC interface for EtherCAT and various other protocols
  • For monitoring, analysis and configuration

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Embedded Controller

IXXAT Econ

  • Embedded controller solution for EtherCAT
  • Various interfaces for direct connection of IOs
  • Easy programming via soft PLC or ADK

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IO Modules for CAN, CANopen and EtherCAT

IO Modules

  • Easy connection of analog and digital IO signals to EtherCAT
  • Designed for industrial environment with wide power supply and temperature range
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IXXAT Protocol Software

Protocol Software

  • Enabling highly flexible implementation into customer devices 


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What is EtherCAT?

EtherCAT is an open real-time Ethernet Master/Slave network developed by Beckhoff. Today, it is an open standard, managed by the EtherCAT technology group. EtherCAT sets new limits for real-time performance since it processes 1000 distributed I/O in 30 µs or 100 axis in 100 µs using twisted pair or fiber optic cable. Regarding topology, EtherCAT supports a simple low cost line structure, a tree structure, daisy chaining or drop lines - no expensive infrastructure components are required. Alternatively the classic more expensive switched star topology can be used.            

The EtherCAT transmission method is similar to the principles of Interbus. With EtherCAT, the Ethernet packet is no longer received, then interpreted and process data then copied at every device. The EtherCAT slave devices read the data addressed to them while the frame passes through the device. node. Similarly, input data is inserted while the telegram passes through. The frames are only delayed by a few nanoseconds. Since an EtherCAT frame comprises the data of many devices both in send and receive direction, the usable data rate increases to over 90%. The full-duplex features of 100BaseTX are fully utilized, so that effective data rates of > 100 Mbit/s (>90% of 2 x 100 Mbits/s) can be achieved.

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