Hi All, I've been looking at the possibility of using EtherCAT as the IO interface to some power converters we're trying to upgrade for research here. EtherCAT seems like a really nice idea, but I'd love to hear from someone who's actually used it just how easy it is to implement, and any problems along the way. I can't even find a UK supplier for the ESC ASICS other then Beckhoff directly, and no-one has any pricing info! I see there is a nice chip "NetX", which combines an EtherCAT controller and an Arm9 in a single BGA. Whilst that is getting a lot more fiddly than I'd originally intended, I'm tempted to consider the possibility. I'm looking to tie the EtherCAT controler (and perhaps some small CPU) to an FPGA to do final IGBT gate timing and safety interlocks. Any hints? I'll be working in gEDA of course, and hope to make the designs available if we go this route. Best regards, -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)
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