EC-Engineer Configuration and Diagnosis Tool

The EC-Engineer is a powerful software tool used for configuration and diagnosis 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 and diagnosis of customer's EtherCAT® systems.

General Features

• Standard- and Expert-Mode
• Configuration of multiple master systems within one project
• EtherCAT slaves connected to the Windows PC
• EtherCAT slaves connected to the control system
• ESI and EMI Manager
• Command line interface for smart integration

Configuration Features

• Import ESI (EtherCAT Slave Information) files according to ETG.2000
• Export ENI-(EtherCAT Network Information) files according to ETG.2100
• Automatic determination of the connected slaves (bus scan)
• PDO selection and configuration
• Transparent integration of MDP (Modular Device Profile) slaves
• Fixed process data memory layout for the slaves
• Distributed Clocks (DC) settings
• Definition of "Hot Connect" groups
• Supports several fieldbus gateways

Diagnosis Features

• Master- and slave state (display and control)
• Process (I/O) data (display and control)
• ESC Register (read and write)
• EEPROM SII access
• Master and slave object dictionaries including history object
• Mailbox transfers CoE, SoE, etc.
• Effective ways to find problems in the network (error counters, cable quality)
• Firmware upload and download
• Comparison of configuration and real network topology

Software Development Kit

• Customize, enhance and integrate EC-Engineer