Advantech PCIE-1203 User manual

User Manual
PCIE-1203
EtherCAT Master PCI Express
Card

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Safety Instructions
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manual.
The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction..........................................1
1.1 EtherCAT Introduction............................................................................... 2
1.1.1 EtherCAT ...................................................................................... 2
Figure 1.1 EtherCAT Function Principle ...................................... 2
Figure 1.2 EtherCAT Protocol...................................................... 3
Figure 1.3 EtherCAT Topology .................................................... 3
Figure 1.4 EtherCAT Distributed Clock........................................ 4
Figure 1.5 EtherCAT Distributed Clock Jitter............................... 5
1.2 Features .................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1 Multi Master Mode ........................................................................ 6
1.2.2 Multi-Axis Interpolation.................................................................. 6
1.2.3 Huge I/O Data Processing Capability ........................................... 6
1.2.4 On-board Real-Time OS Support ................................................. 7
1.2.5 Distributed Clocks (DC) ................................................................ 7
1.2.6 Supports Common Motion SDK.................................................... 7
1.2.7 Error Detection and Diagnostic ..................................................... 7
1.3 Specifications............................................................................................ 7
1.3.1 EtherCAT ...................................................................................... 7
1.3.2 Encoder Input................................................................................ 7
1.3.3 Digital Input ................................................................................... 8
1.3.4 Digital Output ................................................................................ 8
1.3.5 Differential Output ......................................................................... 8
1.3.6 General ......................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2 Installation............................................9
2.1 Unpacking ............................................................................................... 10
2.2 Driver Installation .................................................................................... 10
2.3 Hardware Installation .............................................................................. 11
Chapter 3 Hardware ............................................13
3.1 Outline..................................................................................................... 14
Table 3.1: Point to point............................................................. 14
3.2 Board ID Switch (SW1) ........................................................................... 14
Table 3.2: Board ID Setting ....................................................... 14
3.3 LAN Port (LAN1, LAN2) .......................................................................... 15
3.4 D-Sub Connector (CN8).......................................................................... 15
3.4.1 Wiring.......................................................................................... 16

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Chapter 1
1Introduction

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1.1 EtherCAT Introduction
EtherCAT (Ethernet Control Automation Technology) is a high-performance, Ether-
net-based fieldbus industrial network system. The protocol is standardized in IEC
61158 and applies to automation applications that need faster and more efficient
communications. Short data update times with precise synchronization make Ether-
CAT suitable for real-time requirements in automation technology.
1.1.1 EtherCAT
1.1.1.1 Functional Principle
EtherCAT is a real time, high speed and flexible Ethernet based protocol. In Ether-
CAT network, the master sends Ethernet frames through all of the slave nodes. Stan-
dard Ethernet packets or frames are no longer received, interpreted, and copied as
process data at every node. Instead, slave devices read the data addressed to them
and the input data are inserted at the same time while the telegram passes through
the device, processing data “on the fly”. Typically the entire network can be
addressed with just one frame.In comparison to other Ethernet based communication
solutions EtherCAT utilizes the available full duplex bandwidth efficiently.
Figure 1.1 EtherCAT Function Principle
1.1.1.2 Protocol
Data exchange are cyclically updated between EtherCAT master and slaves. Data in
EtherCAT frames are transported directly within the standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
frame using Ethertype 0x88a4 and are processed by the EtherCAT Slave Controller
on the fly. Each EtherCAT datagram is a command that consists of a header, data
and a working counter. The datagram header indicates what type of access the mas-
ter device would like to execute:
Read, write, read-write
Access to a specified slave device through direct addressing
Access to multiple slave devices through logical addressing
Logical addressing is used for the cyclical exchange of process data. The header and
data are used to specify the operation that the slave must perform, and the working
counter is updated by the slave to let the master to know that a slave has processed
the command.
Every EtherCAT datagram ends with a 16 Bit Working Counter (WKC). The Working
Counter counts the number of devices that were successfully addressed by this Eth-
erCAT datagram.

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Figure 1.2 EtherCAT Protocol
EtherCAT datagrams are processed before receiving the complete frame.
In case data is invalid, the frame check sum (FCS) is not valid and the slave will not
set data valid for the local application.
1.1.1.3 Topology
EtherCAT supports a variety of network topologies, including line, tree, ring and star.
The line and tree topologies are more conducive to fieldbus applications because
they require fewer connections and utilize a much simpler and more flexible cabling
schema that switches and hubs are not necessary for lines or trees topology.
Figure 1.3 EtherCAT Topology
Inexpensive industrial Ethernet cables up to 100m apart, can be used between two
nodes in 100BASE-TX mode. EtherCAT makes a pure bus or line topology with hun-
dreds of nodes possible without limitations. Up to 65,535 devices can be connected
to EtherCAT, so network expansion is almost unlimited.
EtherCAT supports individual nodes to be connected and disconnected during opera-
tion. If one of the slaves in the network is removed, the rest of the network can con-
tinue to operate normally. Additionally, EtherCAT also enables other communication
features such as cable redundancy or even master redundancy with Hot Standby.

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1.1.1.4 Synchronization
A Distributed Clock (DC) mechanism is used to provide highly precise time synchro-
nization between slaves in an EtherCAT network, which is equivalent to the IEEE
1588 Precision Time Protocol standard. By using distributed clocks, EtherCAT is able
to synchronize the time in all local bus devices within a very narrow tolerance range.
All EtherCAT slaves are provided with an internal clock which named as System
Time (tLocal Time). One EtherCAT Slave, usually the first slave, will be used as a Ref-
erence Clock and cyclically distributes its Clock.
Possible misalignments between the reference clock and the clocks of the other
slaves are usually due to the following reason: when a slave is switched on, the inter-
nal free-running register that holds the current time is reset to zero. Unfortunately,
this action does not take place exactly at the same time in all the different slaves, and
this result in an initial offset (toffset) among clocks that has to be compensated.
Figure 1.4 EtherCAT Distributed Clock
Typically, the master sends a broadcast to all other slaves in the system. Once
receiving the message, slaves will latch the value of their internal clock. There are
two latch values, one is receiving and the other is returning back. Thus, the master
can read all latched values and calculate the delay for each slave (tPropagation Delay).
Delays will be stored into offset register. In the following, master will send a message
periodically to all other slaves in EtherCAT network to make the first slave the refer-
ence clock and forcing all other slaves to set their internal clock by the calculated off-
set.
∆t = (tLocal Time + tOffset - tPropagation Delay) - tReceived System Time