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ASIX Electronics Corporation

Product Design Article

Figure-7. AX58400 Development Tools

Figure-8. AX58400 Motor Control TwinCAT PLC Application

EtherCAT Products Conformance Test

After verifying the functionality of the new EtherCAT slave device, designers can use Beckhoff's

EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool (CTT) to perform compatibility testing, ensuring the product

design complies with the standard EtherCAT industrial communication protocol. This CTT tool can

be installed on a Windows PC as the EtherCAT master, connected to the new EtherCAT slave device

under test, and loaded with the ESI file. Upon completing these steps, designers can proceed to

compatibility testing.