1. Introduction

Since this software is not intended to offend any sensibilities, the term MainDevice (abbreviated MainDevice) replaces “master” and SubordinateDevice (abbreviated SubDevice) replaces “slave”.

1.1. Overview

EC-Lyser is a diagnosis tool for EtherCAT networks that are controlled by the EC-Master.

The following screenshot shows the EC-Lyser:

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Automated control systems usually require high availability of the whole system. Due to the rough industrial environment this is often hardly to achieve.

1.2. Features

MainDevice diagnosis
General:

Changing state of state machine

Reading count of SubDevices or frames, …

Compare configured and found SubDevices (network mismatch analyzer)

Process Data Image:

See value of variables in a list view or chart view

Changing value of a variable

Object-Dictionary:

Reading/Writing values

SubDevice diagnosis

General (Changing state of state machine, reading or clearing current error state, downloading or uploading file over FoE, …)

Variables:

See value of variables in a list view or chart view

Changing value of a variable

ESC Register:

Reading/Writing values

EEPROM Reading/Writing values

Extended Diagnosis:

Reading error or frame counters

CoE Object-Dictionary:

Reading/Writing values

ADS:

Reading/Writing values over AoE

1.3. Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 10 and above

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile

  • Screen resolution at least 1024x768 pixel

  • Memory as recommended for operating system

  • Disk space approximately 80 MB (depend on number of ESI files)