EtherCAT is a technology with open standards and protocol developed by Beckhoff company in 2003. It executes the transfer of data in the real-time mode by using industrial Ethernet. This technology has been created expressly for industry automation and allows for the most effective use of the high-speed full-duplex transfer of data by twisted pair cable or optical fiber. The advantages of the EtherCAT technology make it the most appropriate solution for technological-process automation: control of hydraulic systems, pneumatic switches, movement position devices, etc.

In order to realize the EtherCAT technology most efficiently we have developed such products as:

• Master – to provide the interaction between control systems and network devices.
• Configurator – to create and modify EtherCAT network modifications.
• Input/output Modules – to integrate industrial control devices in EtherCAT network.

• Minimal cycle time. • Module architecture. • Developer-friendly API. • Adaptation for various OS and hardware platforms. • Redundant Master configuration. more>>	• Network diagnostics and configuration. • Development with .NET. • Interaction with application programs through .net Remoting. • Creation of Master configuration file according to ETG specifications. more>>
• Supporting Intel and Motorola formats of data storage and transfer. • Automatic creation of object database (Object Dictionary) from the object description file (ODF) in the XML format. • Distributed clocks system (64 bit). more>>