2. Requirements
Before setting up the environment, we should prepare some software and hardware. Of course, they are all
running based on general desktop PC with windows 7 / 10 operation systems. We list software / hardware
requirements as following:
[Software at EtherCAT master side]
⚫ Windows 7 / 10 operation system
⚫ Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 / 2013
⚫ Beckhoff TwinCAT XAE v3.1.4022.28 or later
Figure 2 - 1
Note: You can download the BECKHOFF TwinCAT here or contact ASIX Electronics Corporation.
[Software at EtherCAT slave side]
⚫ ARM KEIL MDK micro-Vision 5 (for development only)
Figure 2 - 2
OR
⚫ IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM 7.40 (for development only)
Figure 2 - 3