(3) Connectivity with master devices from ten leading manufacturers

Connectivity has been verified with master devices from approximately ten manufacturers, making it easy to implement EtherCAT slave devices with a high level of compatibility. In addition to an EtherCAT slave controller, the EC-1 employs as its CPU the ARM® Cortex®-R4 with FPU functionality, which is designed for real-time processing at 150MHz. Therefore, the EC-1 provides an excellent configuration to send the analog data from an external A / D converter to the master devices.

Availability

Samples of the EC-1 has are available now. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)

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(Remarks) EtherCAT is a patented technology and registered trademark licensed from Beckhoff Automation GmbH of Germany. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of ODVA. ARM and Cortex are registered trademarks of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and other countries. All registered trademarks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

¹ Based on Renesas’ research.

² Drive and motion control device profile as stipulated by IEC 61800-7-201 and IEC 61800-7-301, international standards established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

³ EtherCAT semiconductor device profile created by the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG)

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