Intended Use
The intended use of the ECS-XMC/FPGA is the operation as XMC EtherCAT® Slave Interface.
The guarantee given by esd does not cover damages which result from improper use, usage not in
accordance with regulations or disregard of safety instructions and warnings.
● The ECS-XMC/FPGA is intended for installation on a carrier board with an XMC-compliant primary
connector according to Vita 42.3 (XMC).
● The operation of the ECS-XMC/FPGA in hazardous areas, or areas exposed to potentially explosive
materials is not permitted.
● The operation of the ECS-XMC/FPGA for medical purposes is prohibited.
Service Note
The ECS-XMC/FPGA does not contain any parts that require maintenance by the user. The ECS-
XMC/FPGA does not require any manual configuration of the hardware.
Unauthorized intervention in
the device voids warranty claims.
Disposal
Devices which have become defective in the long run have to be disposed in an appropriate way or
have to be returned to the manufacturer for proper disposal. Please, make a contribution to
environmental protection.
Typographical Conventions
Throughout this manual the following typographical conventions are used to distinguish technical terms.
Convention
Example
File and path names
/dev/null
or
<stdio.h>
Function names
open()
Programming constants
NULL
Programming data types
uint32_t
Variable names
Count
Number Representation
All numbers in this document are base 10 unless designated otherwise. Hexadecimal numbers have a
prefix of 0x, and binary numbers have a prefix of 0b. For example, 42 is represented as 0x2A in
hexadecimal and 0b101010 in binary.
Abbreviations
API
Application Programming Interface
CAN
Controller Area Network
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CiA
CAN in Automation
HW
Hardware
I/O
Input/Output
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB
Most Significant Bit
n.a.
not applicable
OS
Operating System
SDK
Software Development Kit
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