HMS' Product Marketing Manager Christian Bergdahl explains what you need to do to design in Anybus CompactCom into your device.
The Anybus CompactCom Starter Kit is a development kit for the Anybus CompactCom platform (chip, brick and module), which gives designers instant access to the capabilities of the Anybus CompactCom range of products. The kit allows both quick demonstration and in depth evaluation capabilities, and enables a potential application to be designed and evaluated in a PC environment.
With the Demo Software included, HMS provides a fast tool to set up communication between the Anybus CompactCom module and the fieldbus or industrial network. This tool uses the Anybus CompactCom driver for communication with Anybus CompactCom modules. Behind this program is written a demo application software that provides the functionality of a fictional product. After having run this Demo Software, to understand more how the application is built up, the next step is to evaluate the driver and example code for Anybus CompactCom that is provided in the starter kit.
The support for multiple Industrial Fieldbuses and Ethernet protocols within the Anybus CompactCom offer can easily be evaluated with the Anybus CompactCom Host Application Example Code.
The Anybus CompactCom Host Application Example Code is a free source level (C language) software driver and example application that can be used freely to speed up the development process on any target platform.
By using the embedded evaluation boards from STM or NXP (formerly Freescale) together with the Anybus CompactCom Host Application Example Code – users get all they need for a fast start of design. With these evaluation boards you work in an embedded environment enabling you to make a stand-alone test application.
STM3240G-EVAL board
NXP Tower
Purchasing instructions and terms and conditions: How to buy
Simply download the Anybus CompactCom Host Application Example Code and use together with the platform of your choice. The archive contains reference implementations for the following platforms:
The current version of the Anybus CompactCom Host Application Example Code is 3.07.02 On successful completion of this form you will receive an Email with a link to this source code. (Double-check your spam folder just in-case)
Supported networks through the latest Anybus CompactCom 40-series
Need to test your CompactCom in-design with a PLC Master? Why not use a Master Simulator and turn your PC into a Fieldbus/Ethernet Master/Scanner
Set up and test slave/adapters on PROFIBUS, PROFINET, CANopen and DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP without the need for a PLC.
Master Simulators
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