TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller

The TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller (master) is a TwinCAT supplement that turns every Beckhoff PC-based controller into a PROFINET IO controller. By installation of the supplement, a Ethernet interface becomes a PROFINET master. The supplement can be used on PCs and Embedded PCs. PROFINET can also be tunnelled via EtherCAT in conjunction with the EL6631 PROFINET terminal for the EtherCAT I/O system. This way, any EtherCAT network can exchange data with PROFINET IO devices. When using the EL6631, the TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller supplement is not necessary.

Technical data	PROFINET via RT Ethernet	PROFINET via EtherCAT (EL6631)
Ethernet hardware	real-time Ethernet hardware	PROFINET terminal EL6631
Operating system	Windows XP, Embedded Standard, Vista, Windows 7, CE
Software	TwinCAT I/O, PLC, NC, NC I, CNC
Target systems	PC (x86), Windows CE devices	PC (x86), Windows CE devices with EtherCAT interface
Cycle time	min. 1 ms
Number of possible IO devices	limited by CPU power and memory	up to 15 devices

Ordering information
TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller	licence for using the TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller for Windows XP, XP Embedded
TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller CE	licence for using the TwinCAT PROFINET IO Controller for Windows CE platforms

System
DeviceNet	For further DeviceNet products please see the system overview.

Product announcement	estimated market release 2nd quarter 2012