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8 Sercos-Inside The Real-Time Ethernet Magazine a company SERCOS III master simulator for development and test facilities The software tool MDT-Parser includes the complete SERCOS III master functionality and runs on Windows ® XP. Thanks to the integrated script language, the tool enables the easy programming of test sequences and supports development of SERCOS III slaves and the automation of system and serial tests. Because the software components are also available as Windows ® DLLs, they can be easily integrated in an already existing test environment. Free of charge SERCOS III master DLL The MDT-Parser is based on a complete master implementation for passive PCI cards with SERCON100M FPGA. Beside the main functions like control of communication phases, communication via service channel and exchange of real-time data, all other services specified by the SER- COS III standard are supported. The number of master interfaces and connected slaves is freely configurable. Communication settings, properties of the connected slaves and the communication links between the connected devices are defined by means of a XML configuration file. The master DLL is available free of charge and runs under Windows XP. The necessary real-time environment and a simple application example are already included. The installation of a real-time operating system is not required. MDT-Parser Script language Besides the SERCOS commands the script language provides variables, functions to control the program flow, display functions as well as arithmetic and bit operations. For the documentation of procedures and test results extensive protocol functions are available. With this feature it is also possible to record command sequences for the later execution as script file. The MDT-Parser is available in different formats: as a simple console application, as a tool with a graphical user interface or as a DLL without own user interface. The DLL version allows the easy integration into existing test environments. Field of application Typical application areas for the SERCOS III master DLL and the MDT-Parser are the development and veri fication of SERCOS III slaves and the device manufacturing and test facilities. It enables the quick and easy creation of hardand software environments needed for system and production testing. Contact: AUTOMATA GmbH Christoph Melzer Gewerbering 5 , D-86510 Ried Phone +49 (0) 8233/7916-0 Fax +49 (0) 8233/7916-99 e-mail: info@automata.de www.automataweb.com Quick-Info 1-0803 The software tool MDT-Parser is a command-line interpreter based on the SERCOS III master DLL. All functions and services provided by the master DLL are available as commands. The command syntax - e.g. the nomenclature of parameters - is following the SERCOS standard. Software structure of MDT-Parser
The Real-Time Ethernet Magazine 9 What all have Only SERCOS has Plug-and-play – standardized and non-proprietary. SERCOS III – the independent real-time high-performance fieldbus. Our customers deservedly expect only the very best solutions for drive and control technology. The core for such solutions is a comprehensive communication system. This is why we actively support the development of SERCOS III. It incorporates two standards: the proven real-time mechanisms and the internationally established Ethernet technology. SERCOS III is standardized from the protocol to the unit data, and has been, from the beginning, designed by a team of people from several companies. As a result, the high-intelligence devices of Rexroth are unlimitedly compatible for plug-and-play. Bosch Rexroth. The Drive & Control Company Bosch Rexroth AG www.boschrexroth.com/sercos Hydraulics Pneumatics
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