Real-time networking (EtherCAT) Development Services

Acontis technologies GmbH offers software and hardware development for EtherCAT master and slave solutions. For many years acontis is known as specialist in embedded (real-time) operating systems, networking and network driver development.

Operating Systems

• Wind River VxWorks
• Microsoft Windows CE
• Others: ERM, OS/9, pSOS, RMOS, QNX, VRTX

Processor Architectures

• x86
• ARM, XScale
• PowerPC
• 68k, Coldfire
• MIPS
• DSPs (e.g. Texas Instruments)
• Microcontrollers (e.g. PIC)

Low Level Software

• Board Support Packages (VxWorks, Windows CE)
• Device drivers (serial, RS485, CAN, CANOpen, SPI, …) for different operating systems
• Ethernet network drivers (Windows NDIS, VxWorks END, low level drivers, many different Ethernet chips, real-time optimized drivers)
• Low level hardware test equipment software (different operating systems, x86, DSPs)
• Windows real-time extension software

High Level Software

• Real-time networking middleware
• EtherCAT master/slave adaptation for robot control
• .NET based graphical framework for hardware test equipment
• .NET based control system