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1. Objective
Show how to program a sample EtherCAT control system by using a Contec CONPROSYS
PAC series controller, an EtherCAT master device CPS-PC341-1-9201 and a Contec
EtherCAT slave device DIO-1616LN-CAT.
Because the built-in CODESYS Runtime software, the Contec CONPROSYS PAC series
controllers are suitable runtime controllers for EtherCAT control systems that can be
programmed by any of the IEC-61131-3 standard PLC program languages without additional
development software costs.
In this guide, after development the sample program and downloaded the built runtime
program into the EtherCAT master controller, CPS-PC341-1-9201, this program will be
running by the EtherCat master controller itself alone without the development PC.
This sample program will use the “Structured Text (ST)” PLC program language.