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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Raz,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We user EtherCAT for multi-axis coordinated motion control along with PLC style IO control. Used for running profile cutting machines. (<a href="https://kineticusa.com/">https://kineticusa.com/</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I can only see a need for encryption if your app is connecting to enterprise level systems, but that doesn’t have much to do with the EtherCAT side. Speaking of the enterprise side, EtherCAT do
have the</span> “<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">EtherCAT Automation Protocol (EAP)”
<a href="https://www.ethercat.org/en/downloads/downloads_BB6D7FF18F2B47DDB3474168D50EE864.htm">
https://www.ethercat.org/en/downloads/downloads_BB6D7FF18F2B47DDB3474168D50EE864.htm</a>. I personally don’t see a need for that (unless you are trying to communicate with a TwinCAT master) as there are many alternative options that can be integrated into
an application. e.g. MQTT, CoAP, XMPP, AMQP, DDS, netrpc, roll your own etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">One thing I’ve had in the back of my mind for a while is a Soft TwinSAFE logic controller (to provide similar functionality to the Beckhoff EL6910 module). It could be possible through time based
redundancy and diversity. Of course certification for a commercial environment is a major problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The main thing I’m waiting on is version 1.6 to include all of the GavinL patchset functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Graeme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Etherlab-users <etherlab-users-bounces@etherlab.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Raz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 16 December 2022 20:15<br>
<b>To:</b> Etherlab Users <etherlab-users@etherlab.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Etherlab-users] Looking for etherCAT test cases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey everyone<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am interested to know what sort of applications EtherCAT is used for and how to extend it, for<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">example, should we add encryption ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Raz<o:p></o:p></p>
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