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Safe EtherCAT Controllers on NVIDIA IGX Thor from acontis and ISIT
acontis and ISIT enable secure control systems with FSoE / Fail Safe over EtherCAT on NVIDIA ( (C) acontis / AI-generated elements)
The architecture utilizes both processing domains of the platform: The EC-Master controls the EtherCAT network, handles real-time communication, and establishes connections to NVIDIA Isaac open robotics platform and ROS 2, AI and robotics workloads. . In parallel, the ISIT FSoE MainInstance runs on the Arm Cortex-R5 safety cores of the Thor safety island and handles functional safety communication. EC-Master acts as a black channel for FSoE--it transmits the safety data without itself being part of the safety function. The ISIT FSoE stack supports applications up to SIL 3 and draws on more than 30 years of experience in functional safety.
The combination of secure EtherCAT control and AI-capable computing on a single device enables the forward-looking design of robot, humanoid, and machine control systems--while reducing hardware and integration costs.
"Our customers can implement secure, high-performance EtherCAT control and AI computing in a compact form factor--with the redundancy and cycle time performance they expect from the EC-Master," says Thomas Waggershauser, Managing Director at acontis technologies
"Together with the acontis EC-Master, we offer seamless safety communication up to SIL 3 on a state-of-the-art AI platform," says Franck Montagne, CTO at ISIT.
acontis technologies GmbH
Franz-Beer-Strasse 98
88250 Weingarten
Germany
https://www.acontis.com
Mr. Thomas Waggershauser
Managing Director
t.waggershauser@acontis.com
+497515603030
acontis technologies GmbH
acontis technologies GmbH, headquartered in Weingarten, Germany, is a leading international provider of real-time software solutions for industrial automation. The core business includes the EC-Master EtherCAT MainDevice Stack, which is used in more than 2 million controllers - supplemented by an extensive portfolio of tools for configuring, diagnosing and simulating EtherCAT systems as well as outstanding real-time hypervisor solutions for industrial applications. The customer list includes leading control manufacturers as well as globally active machine builders and technology companies in a wide range of industries.
EC-Master is the EtherCAT stack of choice for many of today's industry-leading applications including humanoid robots, delivering the deterministic, high-speed communication these demanding systems require. Its highly scalable architecture makes it equally at home in compact embedded systems and large multi-core control devices - spanning industrial automation, medical technology, metrology, transportation, aerospace, and semiconductor manufacturing.
With more than two decades of deep EtherCAT expertise and a global network of technology partners, acontis is the trusted long-term partner for engineers and system architects who demand proven, production-ready software from day one.
ISIT
ISIT is a specialist in functional safety software with more than 30 years of experience. The company provides advanced software solutions for safety-critical embedded systems across industrial, automotive, and automation markets. Its portable FSoE (FailSafe over EtherCAT) stack supports safety applications up to SIL 3 and is designed to run on a wide range of hardware platforms, enabling flexible and scalable system integration. ISIT's expertise covers the full development lifecycle, from specification to certification support.
ISIT has been partnering with Acontis Technologies for several years in the EtherCAT ecosystem, leveraging acontis' high-performance EtherCAT stack to deliver robust and efficient communication solutions for safety applications.
Through this collaboration, ISIT demonstrates interoperable and high-performance safety communication using FSoE over EtherCAT, addressing the increasing demand for reliable and real-time industrial Ethernet solutions.
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