(openPR) - Rapid switch to EtherCAT / Uses all VxWorks network drivers / Supports all standard protocols / Customised configuration

acontis technologies has released a version of its EtherCAT Master Real-Time Ethernet Stack adapted to Wind River’s VxWorks real-time OS. The EtherCAT Master Stack AT-EM for VxWorks is sup-plied entirely in source code and is adapted to the customers’ VxWorks version and processor architecture. Code is available for VxWorks versions 5.4 to 6.3. With AT-EM for VxWorks, companies that use VxWorks as an OS for their control technology will significantly reduce the integration time needed to switch to EtherCAT real-time Ethernet fieldbus technology. As a system integrator and specialist in the field of real-time networking and VxWorks, acontis also offers the option of tailoring the Master Stack to specific customer requirements and then integrating it into their system.

The EtherCAT Master Stack AT-EM for VxWorks enables all network drivers available in VxWorks to be used with EtherCAT. The out-of-the-box solution sup-ports the most important protocols defined in the Eth-erCAT specification such as cyclic process-data communication, mailbox communication, CANopen-over-EtherCAT (CoE) protocol and the XML-based configuration of the master. The distributed clocks and latching features can also be used for realising high-speed motion solutions.

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About Wind River
Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop and run device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process from concept to deployed product.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.

About acontis
acontis technologies GmbH, based in Weingarten, is a software service provider specialising in real-time operating systems, real-time networking, embedded control as well as driver-specific and customised software de-velopment. The core focuses of the company, a member of the EtherCAT Technology Group, include supporting companies in realising systems that use EtherCAT. With EtherCAT Master Stack, companies can speed up and simplify the use of Ethernet technology in automation. acontis technologies has many customers in the industrial automation, robotics and test and measurement industries, including ABB, Bosch, Hilscher, KUKA, Phoenix Contact and Siemens.