SPRSP93 November 2024 F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings
Ethernet for Control Automation Technology ( EtherCAT®) is an Ethernet-based fieldbus system, invented by Beckhoff Automation and is standardized in IEC 61158. All the SubordinateDevice (or SubDevice) nodes connected to the bus interpret, process, and modify the data addressed to them quickly, without having to buffer the frame inside the node. This real-time behavior, frame processing, and forwarding requirements are implemented by the EtherCAT SubDevice controller (ESC) hardware. EtherCAT does not require software interaction for data transmission inside the SubDevices. EtherCAT only defines the MAC layer while the higher-layer protocols and stack are implemented in software on the microcontrollers connected to the ESC.
The EtherCAT: