Quick Start
ECS-CPCIs/FPGA
Hardware Manual Doc.-Nr.: E.1108.21/ 1.0
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1 Quick Start
This chapter describes first steps with the ECS-CPCIs/FPGA. It uses an esd EtherCAT Slave
Stack sample application and the esd EtherCAT Workbench to show the functionality of the ECS-
CPCIs/FPGA.
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EtherCAT knowledge. The ETG (EtherCAT Technology Group,
) has
several brochures/introductions that should be studied first.
We offer EtherCAT training and workshops, please contact our Sales-Team
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Windows PC
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with esd EtherCAT Workbench*
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with network interface card (100 BASE-TX capable) dedicated to EtherCAT
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with ANSI C compiler etc. (Makefile/Project for Microsoft Visual Studio and GCC
included)
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esd EtherCAT Slave Stack*
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Network cable to connect the ECS-CPCIs/FPGA
to the PC’s NIC (where the EtherCAT
Master will run)
* Demo version of the EtherCAT Workbench and full version of the EtherCAT Stack object for Windows and
Linux are included in delivery of ECS-CPCIs/FPGA. Drivers are also available for the real-time operating
system QNX, others on request. The stack is also offered as source for own developments.
Following steps have to be performed:
1. Install the ECS-CPCIs/FPGA
into your system, as described in chapter “Hardware
Installation”.
2. Install the esd EtherCAT Slave Stack according to its manual
3. Install the ECS-CPCIs/FPGA driver, see section 1.3
(It is within the Stack installation’s “driver” folder)
4. Install the esd EtherCAT Workbench according to its manual
5.
Connect the EtherCAT port “IN” of the ECS-CPCIs/FPGA to the NIC of the PC
6. Start the Sample Slave Application, see section 1.4
7. Start the Workbench and run the tests, see section 1.5
“Testing the Sample App. with the
1.1 Requirements
1.2 Steps