EtherCAT Click featuring a 2-port EtherCAT device controller with dual integrated Ethernet PHYs

Published: 28/04/2021 | Post categories: Click boards

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EtherCAT Click featuring a 2-port EtherCAT device controller with dual integrated Ethernet PHYs

Enable communication with industrial automation networks using the EtherCAT protocol via the LAN9252

 

MAKING HISTORY: WE HAVE REACHED 1000 Click boards™
 

Today is a very special day - we are celebrating yet another historic milestone. We are proud to announce that the 1000th Click board™ is brought to light.

It is noteworthy that the first important silicon vendor who accepted the mikroBUS™ standard was Microchip. It is our pleasure that our 1000th Click board™ is developed in partnership with them. Say hello to EtherCAT Click.

 

EtherCAT Click is a compact add-on board that provides a cost-effective solution for realizing EtherCAT device solutions on various processors over the SPI interface. This board features the LAN9252, a 2-port EtherCAT device controller with dual integrated Ethernet PHYs from Microchip Technology. Each PHY contains a full-duplex 100BASE-TX transceiver and supports 100Mbps operation. The LAN9252 supports HP Auto-MDIX, allowing the use of direct connects or cross-over LAN cables. It communicates with MCU via a synchronous device SPI/SQI interface and can operate in Digital I/O Mode, where signals can be controlled or monitored by the EtherCAT Master. 

 

EtherCAT TECHNOLOGY - How EtherCAT Click Delivers High-Performance Industrial Networking

EtherCAT is a high-performance, low-cost, easy-to-use Industrial Ethernet technology with a flexible topology. This real-time Industrial Ethernet technology was originally developed by Beckhoff Automation. The EtherCAT protocol which is disclosed in the IEC standard IEC61158 is suitable for hard and soft real-time requirements in automation technology, in test and measurement, and many other applications.

EtherCAT is also an open technology: anyone is allowed to implement or use it. MikroElektornika is from 2018 a proud member of the EtherCAT Technology Group. To find out more about this technology and how it can be used feel free to visit EtherCAT Technology page.

The Benefits of EtherCAT Click in Real-Time Communication

This Click board™ is suitable for industrial control, process/factory automation, hydraulic and pneumatic valve systems, power, and many more.

 

For more information, visit the EtherCAT Click product page.

 

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