SPRUII0F May 2019 – June 2024 TMS320F28384D , TMS320F28384D-Q1 , TMS320F28384S , TMS320F28384S-Q1 , TMS320F28386D , TMS320F28386D-Q1 , TMS320F28386S , TMS320F28386S-Q1 , TMS320F28388D , TMS320F28388S
The EtherCAT Processing Unit (EPU) receives, analyzes, and processes the EtherCAT data stream. The EPU is logically located between port 0 and port 1. The main purpose of the EPU is to enable and coordinate access to the internal registers and the memory space of the ESC, which can be addressed both from the EtherCAT master and from the local application by way of the Processor Data Interface (PDI). Data exchange between the master and slave application is comparable to a dual-ported memory (process memory), enhanced by special functions; for example, for consistency checking (SyncManager) and data mapping (FMMU). The EPU contains the main function blocks of the EtherCAT slaves besides Auto-Forwarding, Loop-back function, and PDI.