Title :
Real-time Ethernet acceleration technology and applying to EtherCAT master controller
Author :
Maruyama, Tatsuya ; Yamada, Tsutomu
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi, Japan
Abstract :
In this article, we describe the architecture of the industrial controllers supporting Industrial Ethernet for motion control systems. We targeted and analyzed PROFINET, EtherCAT, POWERLINK, and SERCOS III, and applied the proposed design derived from the analysis to a prototype of an EtherCAT master controller. We evaluated an FPGA prototype cooperating with a Geode processor (500 MHz) running standard Linux. The processing time results show that the proposed architecture is acceptable.
Keywords :
Linux; controller area networks; field programmable gate arrays; industrial control; motion control; EtherCAT master controller; FPGA prototype; Geode processor; Linux; POWERLINK; PROFINET; SERCOS III; frequency 500 MHz; industrial Ethernet; industrial controller architecture; motion control system; real-time Ethernet acceleration technology; Computer architecture; Hardware; IEC standards; IP networks; Protocols; Real-time systems; Software; EtherCAT; FPGA; Industrial Ethernet; Real-time Ethernet; accelerator; motion control;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference (SICE), 2012 Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Akita
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2259-1
