EtherCAT的主站开发是基于EtherCAT机器人控制系统的开发中非常重要的环节。目前常见开源的主站代码为的RT-LAB开发的SOEM
具体比较如下表:
功能 | SOME(Simple OpenSource EtherCAT Master) | IgH EtherCAT Master |
版本 | 1.3.0 | 1.5.2 |
更新日期 | 2013-02-26 | 2013-02-12 |
发布公司 | RT-LAB | EtherLab |
官方网站 | ethercat.rt-labs.com | |
支持的操作系统 | Linux,Windows | Linux |
支持RT内核 | RTAI, Xenomai | RTAI, Xenomai, RT-Preempt |
支持的CPU | Freescale i.MX53 Blackfin 5xx Blackfin 6xx Intel | 支持Linux内核的所有CPU |
支持的网卡 | - | 8139too - RealTek 8139C (or compatible) Fast-Ethernet chipsets. •e1000 - Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit-Ethernet chipsets (PCI). •e100 - Intel PRO/100 Fast-Ethernet chipsets. •r8169 - RealTek 8169/8168/8101 Gigabit-Ethernet chipsets. •e1000e - Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit-Ethernet chipsets (PCI Express). |
CANOpen over EtherCAT (CoE) | √ | √ |
Vendor over EtherCAT (VoE) | √ | √ |
Distributed clocks | √ | - |
SERCOS over EtherCAT (SoE) | √ | √ |
Ethernet over EtherCAT (EoE) | × | √ |
File Access over EtherCAT (FoE) | × | √ |
Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) | × | × |