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9.8.2.2 Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) Protocol - Used by Motion Lab 3
Everest XCR Servo Drive supports Ethernet over EtherCAT protocol. This protocol encapsulates Ethernet frames into
EtherCAT packets allowing to establish a communication between standard Ethernet clients and EtherCAT devices
over an EtherCAT network in a transparent way.
Thanks to this protocol is possible to configure a specific Everest XCR of the network using Motion Lab without
requiring to modify the wiring of the installation.
The next figure shows how to connect the Everest XCR in an EtherCAT bus and how to establish communication
with
to configure the drive. EtherCAT controller/master needs to provide EoE capability and include
two different Network Interfaces Cards (NIC). If your computer has no Ethernet port, you can use an Ethernet - USB
adapter, like
.
It is also possible to install Motion Lab 3 and EtherCAT Controller (i.e. Beckhoff TwinCAT) in the same PC reducing
the number of needed NIC.
