- Use of EtherCAT technology at PXL TECH department. - Use of Beckhoff modules - Implementation of EtherCAT core on Xilinx FPGA - Use of piggyback boards

1. Hogeschool PXL – Elfde-Liniestraat 24 – B-3500 Hasselt
www.pxl.be - www.pxl.be/facebook
EtherCAT @ PXL

2. Contents
• PXL
• Examples:
– Fast measurements
– EtherCAT and Embedded Electronics
• EtherCAT slaves
• Delta robot

3. PXL
PXL-Tech
• Building Construction
• Biotechnology
• Electronics-ICT
• Electromechanics
– Climatisation HVAC
– Maintenance Technology

4. Application: Fast Measurement
• Equipment:
– CX8090 PLC
– EL1252 terminal
– Optical sensors

5. Application: Fast Measurement
• Technology:
– EtherCAT
– Distributed Clocks
– XFC

6. Application: Fast Measurement
• Purpose: Measure drop speed of an object
– Ease of use
– Timestamp of the last edge change
– Resolution of 1ns independent of the cycle time

7. Application: EtherCAT Slaves
• Own EtherCAT slaves
– Based on EL9800 EtherCAT evaluation board
• EtherCAT ASIC ET1100
– EtherCAT FPGA core (Beckhoff)
• See next slides

8. Application: EtherCAT Slaves
Parallel slave

9. Application: EtherCAT Slaves
SPI slave

10. Application: EtherCAT Delta Robot
• Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA
MICROBLAZE
32-BIT PROCESSOR
EtherCAT
IP-core
PWM Controller
(VHDL)
PWM Controller
(VHDL)
PWM Controller
(VHDL)
PWM Controller
(VHDL)

11. Application: EtherCAT Delta Robot

12. Contact Details
Vincent Claes vincent.claes@xios.be
Gwen Vanheusden gwen.vanheusden@xios.be
Universitaire Campus
Agoralaan Gebouw H
3590 Diepenbeek
België