A dongle based on ethercat and its usage method

Abstract

The invention discloses an EtherCAT-based dongle and its use method, which is characterized in that it comprises a processor, a power supply module, an alarm module, a physical layer interface module, a GPS positioning module and a wireless communication module, and the processor is respectively connected to the power supply module , an alarm module, a physical layer interface module, a GPS positioning module and a wireless communication module; a kind of EtherCAT-based dongle and its usage method according to the present invention solve the problems of automation industry software providers by cooperating with the master station encryption program. The protection of intellectual property rights when using the standard master station hardware, if the master station does not detect that the dongle is connected, the master station program will be forced to stop and alarm; the EtherCAT-based dongle and its use method can be accessed through The wireless network enables the software provider to remotely monitor the running status, installation location and use time of the equipment, and remotely stop the authorization of the software, preventing the user from unilaterally breaching the contract and causing losses to the software provider.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of industrial automation, in particular to an automation device dongle based on EtherCAT real-time Ethernet and mobile Internet and a usage method. Background technique [0002] In recent years, with the advancement of the Made in China 2025 plan, more and more automation manufacturers have upgraded the communication bus of the equipment to EtherCAT real-time Ethernet. Compared with the traditional communication bus, EtherCAT has a faster transmission rate. However, the EtherCAT master station often uses some embedded master stations. Compared with the TwinCAT master station of German Beckhoff, these master stations meet the performance requirements, but do not necessarily support traditional USB dongles. This is based on these The software provider who writes the program on the master station has caused some risks of intellectual property infringement. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to develop a don...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] Most of the existing dongles are only equipped with a USB interface and cannot be directly adapted to the embedded EtherCAT master station. As a result, software developers must bind the code to the MAC address of the device one by one when performing device upgrades and maintenance. This increases software development and maintenance costs

The current software upgrade methods are all manually upgraded by the manufacturer sending personnel to the customer. There is no standard and perfect solution, especially how to resolve contract disputes is the most controversial

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