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Lukas Ott closed PLC4X-4.
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Resolution: Later
> Implement the EtherCAT Protocol
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> Key: PLC4X-4
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PLC4X-4
> Project: Apache PLC4X
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Christofer Dutz
> Priority: Major
> Attachments: ETG_By-Laws.pdf, ETG_Entry_Form.pdf,
> How_to_fill_out_ETG_Entry_Form.pdf
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> EtherCAT is a protocol mainly defined and used on Beckhoff PLCs.
> The specification is freely available for employees o companies which are
> members of the EtherCAT Technology Group. It seems only companies can become
> members of this (Not the ASF and no individuals). The membership is free of
> charge. I will probably receive a copy of this contract within
> With this specification it would be allowed to implement an open-source
> implementation of a driver. However it would require contributors needing
> access to the SPEC to become members themselves. This is a little
> unfortunate, but I think this shouldn't be a killer. As others could still
> work on the driver, they just couldn't access the SPEC and for example for
> Siemens S7 there is no SPEC available at all.
> The guys from the EtherCAT Technology Group would however kindly ask us to
> send them any text content on our website for review before publishing.
> In General there seem to be two flavors of EtherCAT. The one most interesting
> for us is probably the:
> EtherCAT Automation Protocol
> (https://www.ethercat.org/de/products/30083F1CDAFA4E269B3C57E64A4C2D18.htm)
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