EC-Engineer: EtherCAT Configuration and Diagnosis Tool

EC-Engineer is a powerful software tool used for configuration, diagnosis, and monitoring of EtherCAT® networks. Using this single tool one can handle all required engineering and diagnosis tasks in a quick and comfortable way. The modern, clear and very intuitive user interface, which is also rarely using popup dialogs, is crucial for a smooth experience in configuring, diagnosing, and monitoring of EtherCAT® systems.

Using the EC-Engineer the EtherCAT configuration can be done "offline" in the lab/office or "online" when connected with the real EtherCAT network on the machine. It doesn't matter whether the EtherCAT slaves are connected with the local Windows PC where the EC-Engineer is running or with the control system where the control application's master stack is running. In either case the slaves and the network topology can easily be determined using the "Bus-Scan" feature. In case the slaves are connected with the Windows PC, the integrated Windows EtherCAT Master is able to run and verify the system. If the slaves are connected with the control system, the master stack running on the controller will take over communication and provide all services and information to the EC-Engineer which are needed for diagnosis.

General Features

Configuration of multiple master systems within one projectEtherCAT Slaves connected to the Windows PCEtherCAT Slaves connected to the control systemTree View and Topology ViewESI and EMI ManagerMultiple LanguagesModern User Interface based on Microsoft WPF technologyConfiguration Features

Import ESI (EtherCAT Slave Information) files according to ETG.2000Export ENI-(EtherCAT Network Information) files according to ETG.2100Automatic determination of the connected slaves (bus scan)Slave device copy and paste including all parametersPDO selection and configurationAdjustment and appending of EtherCAT slave init commandsTransparent integration of MDP (Modular Device Profile) SlavesFixed memory layout of slaves orDistributed Clocks (DC) SettingsDefinition of "Hot Connect" groupsProgramming Station Alias AddressOther Master and Slaves parametersDiagnosis and Monitoring Features

Master and Slave State (display and control)Process (I/O) data (display and control)ESC Register (read and write)EEPROM (read and write)Master And Slave Object DictionariesMailbox transfers (Service Data Objects upload and download)Firmware upload and downloadComparison of configuration and real network