EasyCAT Gateway - EtherCat

The EasyCat Gateway is a device that can exchange data between an EtherCat bus and a USB Host or Ethernet network. EtherCat is a modification of the well-known Ethernet protocol and offers the possibility to connect a bus of devices. Watch this video for a short explanation about EtherCat. The EasyCat Gateway is programmable via the Arduino IDE, with which the behavior of the gateway can be changed. The EtherCat master sees the Gateway as a Slave.

Specifications:

• Input supply voltage: 5V DC (max 350mA)
• USB controller: FTDI FT230 (USB to Serial UART converter)
  • 1x Micro USB connection (for both programming and powering the gateway)
• EtherCat controller: LAN9252
  • 1x Ethernet connection input for Ethercat, 1x Ethernet connection output for Ethercat
• Ethernet controller: W5500 with internal 32KB buffer
  • 1x Ethernet connection
• 1x Micro USB connection for connection to a USB Host
• Microcontroller: SAMD21G18, 32-bit Arm Cortex M0+ (256KB flash, 32KB sram)
• Dimensions: 92 x 59 x 22mm

Package contents:

• 1x EasyCat Gateway

Please see the following page for more information: EasyCat- Gateway

Note: The EasyCat Gateway can only be used as an EtherCat Slave.