TMDSICE3359: EtherCAT operation

Hi

Vineeth N said:

I have seen a document for EtherCAT Master deign, is there is any documentation available for EtherCAT Slave design?

You can check this page : https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-industrial-sw/esd/PRU-ICSS-ETHERCAT-SLAVE/latest/index_FDS.html

Vineeth N said:

Can I use the one TMDSICE3359 board as the master and one other TMDSICE3359 board as a slave in the setup? if it can't be used then why?

For slave implementation, you can use the package whose link I have shared above.

TI does not offer EtherCAT master stack, but there are commercial stacks like https://www.acontis.com/en/ethercat-master.html which can run on AM335x.

Vineeth N said:

Do I get linux support on this board?

Yes, you can check this page : https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM335X/latest/index_FDS.html

Please note that the EtherCAT slave software is RTOS based and not Linux based.

Vineeth N said:

Is there is any documentation or tutorial from TI on EtherCAT protocol available as of now?

You can check following pages and links in those pages

• https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-industrial-sw/esd/docs/indsw/EtherCAT_Slave/01_00_10/PRU_ICSS_EtherCAT.html
• https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-industrial-sw/esd/docs/indsw/EtherCAT_Slave/PRU_ICSS_EtherCAT_firmware_API_guide.html

Vineeth N said:

Is there is any other EVM from TI that supports EtherCAT communication and two RJ45 connectors on it?

As mentioned in https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-industrial-sw/esd/PRU-ICSS-ETHERCAT-SLAVE/latest/index_FDS.html, this package supports AM335x, AMIC1x, AM437x, AMIC12x, AM57x and AM65xx.

We also support EtherCAT Slave on the latest devices - AM64x, AM243x, and AM263x. For these devices, the EtherCAT slave examples are provided in the corresponding MCU+ SDKs - MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM64X, MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X and MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM263X.

All these boards have two RJ45 connectors for MII communication.

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Dhaval Khandla