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UL Certifies Moxa EDR-810 Router for Hazardous Locations

  • July 28, 2014
  • News

Moxa received Class 1, Div. 2 certification from UL for its EDR-810 industrial multiport router, qualifying it for safe use in oil and gas refineries, offshore platforms, fueling stations, and other areas containing volatile liquids, gases or vapors.

Diagnostics with EtherCAT - Part 2

  • July 25, 2014
  • Feature

By EtherCAT Technology Group In Part 1, the Working Counter was described as a mechanism for EtherCAT master devices to cyclic-synchronously monitor slave behavior. Part 2 covers further diagnostic mechanisms that allow master devices to precisely detect the location and cause of error conditions both at the hardware and at the application level of a slave.

Diagnostics with EtherCAT - Part 1

  • July 23, 2014
  • Feature

By EtherCAT Technology Group EtherCAT provides a powerful diagnostic mechanism that can be used by master applications to monitor the network status synchronously with the communication cycle. Master applications such as PLC programs can therefore react immediately to any error condition within the network with a simple evaluation of the Working Counter in the application software.

Elmo announces Free Online Motion Control Practice System

  • July 21, 2014
  • News

Elmo is offering login access to its EASII Experience RPS for anyone to explore motors and drives in action, configure the EtherCAT network, perform complex multi-axis synchronized motions, and develop IEC-61131-3 programs.

Profichip celebrates its 15th anniversary

  • July 21, 2014
  • News

In 1999, Wolfgang Seel founded the company and initially developed microchips for the PROFIBUS system – one of the most important bus systems in the automation industry.

North American EtherCAT Test Center Issues First Conformance Test Certificate

  • May 30, 2014
  • News

The first official certificate for a successfully tested EtherCAT device was issued not long after the new North American EtherCAT Test Center was accredited by the ETG.

Sigthsys signs Port as distributor in Germany

  • May 14, 2014
  • News

Sightsys provides stacks, libraries, tools and services for CANopen, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and POWERLINK.

EtherCAT Publishes Industrial Ethernet System Comparison

  • April 23, 2014
  • News

“Industrial Ethernet Technologies: Overview and Comparison” gives valuable insight into today’s most important Industrial Ethernet technologies.

EtherCAT Technology Group updates its Website

  • April 16, 2014
  • News

Changes include enhancements to the central search function as well as the “download,” “events,” and “product” sections of the website.

EtherCAT Test Centers expanded

  • December 16, 2013
  • News

To best meet the rising demand for official EtherCAT Conformance Tests, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has expanded the EtherCAT testing services.