E-CAT Settings

On the E-CAT page in wRTOS Settings, you can create and configure E-CAT instances.

This component requires a license. E-CAT is included in the wRTOS Fieldbus feature optionally installed with the wRTOS Runtime. However, to enable this feature, you must have a MaxRT wRTOS Fieldbus license (WFB64). Contact IntervalZero Sales to purchase licenses.

Note: Some settings require Windows Administrator privileges.

Note: You must restart the E-CAT component for your changes to take effect.

In this section:

Click to expandAccessing E-CAT Settings

To open the E-CAT page in wRTOS Settings:

  1. Open wRTOS Settings.
  2. Do one of the following:
  • From the Home page, click Network. On the Network page, click E-CAT.

  • From any other wRTOS Settings page, click Contents / Network / E-CAT in the sidebar menu.

 

MainDevice Instances

In this section, you can create and configure MainDevice instances.

Adding a MainDevice Instance

To add a MainDevice instance:

  1. Click Add. The Add MainDevice Instance dialog appears.
  2. Configure the new MainDevice Instance:

Setting

Description

Action

Instance

The MainDevice instance number.

Note: Instances with a value greater than 0 require a Multiple MainDevice license.

Enter a numeric value in the text box.

Name

The MainDevice instance name. For example, XY Panel Control. The name cannot exceed 64 characters.

Enter a name in the text box.

Ideal processor

The MainDevice instance’s ideal processor.

Enter or choose a processor value in the combo box.
  1. Click OK to add the new instance to the MainDevice Instances list.

Viewing and Configuring MainDevice Instances

The MainDevice instances table displays all the MainDevice instances you have created.

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Description

Action

Instance

The MainDevice instance number and ON/OFF status.

Note: Instances with a value greater than 0 require a Multiple MainDevice license.

The instance number cannot be changed.

To change the instance’s ON/OFF status, do one of the following:

  • Set the toggle switch to ON (default) to enable the instance.
  • Set the toggle switch to OFF to disable the instance.

Name

The MainDevice instance name. For example, XY Panel Control. The name cannot exceed 64 characters.

Enter a new name in the text box.

Ideal processor

The MainDevice instance’s ideal processor.

Enter or choose a new processor value in the combo box.

Note: When the MainDevice instance is connected to an interface, and the instance’s ideal processor is changed, the connected interface’s ideal processor settings will change to match. When this happens, a confirmation dialog will appear.

Interface

The interface associated with the MainDevice instance.

Choose an interface from the drop-down list.

Delete

Deletes the MainDevice instance.

Note: Deleting an instance unassigns its previously assigned network interface card (NIC).

Locate the MainDevice instance you want to remove and click Delete.

Interface Mapping

The Interface mapping table displays information about the interface(s) mapped with MainDevice instances.

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Description

Action

Interface

The name of the interface. Click the interface name to view its settings page. For more information on creating interfaces, see Network Interfaces.

Note: A warning icon indicates the interface configuration is not E-CAT-compatible.

This value cannot be changed.

Enabled

The Enabled/Disabled status of the interface as set in wRTOS Settings.

This value is read only.

MainDevice instance

The MainDevice instance mapped to the interface, as well as the role of the network interface card (NIC):

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • None

Note: Secondary NICs require a Cable Redundancy license.

This value is read only.

Windows Devices

The Windows devices table displays the name and IP address(es) for Windows devices on the system.

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Description

Action

Device name

The name of the Windows device.

This value is read only.

IP address

The IP address of the Windows device.

This value is read only.

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