ABSTRACT
Ethernet for control automation technology (EtherCAT) [ETG04,ETG05] is a high-performance Ethernet-based¦eldbussystem.ItsmaindevelopmentgoalwastoapplyEthernettoautomationapplications,whichrequireshort-cycletimesandlow-communicationjitters.EtherCATisnowadaysapopularsolutionforconnectingcontrolapplicationsto¦elddevicesinindustrialenvironments,including motion-controlapplications,andcommunicationequipmentanddevicescanbeeasilyfoundoª-theshelf [ESC20].
