DocumentCode
1816727
Title
A software tool for efficient configuration of EtherCAT networks
Author
Knezic, Mladen ; Dokic, Branko ; Ivanovic, Zeljko
Author_Institution
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Banja Luka, Banja La, Bosnia-Herzegovina
fYear
2012
fDate
17-21 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The configuration of industrial networks is a very challenging task, especially when complex network structures with a large number of devices and stringent real-time constraints are used. This paper presents a software tool for efficient configuration of EtherCAT networks. The software tool has been tested for different scenarios on real network setup and the results were compared with those obtained using commercially available configuration tools.
Keywords
factory automation; local area networks; software tools; EtherCAT networks; complex network structures; efficient configuration; factory automation; industrial networks; real network setup; software tool; stringent real-time constraints;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA), 2012 IEEE 17th Conference on
Conference_Location
Krakow
ISSN
1946-0740
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4735-8
Electronic_ISBN
1946-0740
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489777
Filename
6489777
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