EtherCAT Slave
 
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Setup

Software installation

  1. Install Code Composer Studio for Sitara(TM) processors (CCS).
  2. Install ArmĀ® code generation tools - compiler (ARM-CGT)
  1. Install a System Configuration Tool (sysconfig).
  2. Install a Software Development Kit (SDK) AM64X with demos and device description ESI files

for details see Getting started

Connect the development board

TMDS243GPEVM/TMDS64GPEVM

Board details: TMDS64GPEVM, TMDS243GPEVM

  1. Setup a dip switches on the board : 25MHz, No-boot / Dev-boot.
No boot mode
  1. Connect the evaluation board to your computer using the micro-USB cables.

    One USB cables is required for the JTAG interface (XDS110), a second cable for the UART console.

USB connectors on the AM64x/AM243 GP EVM Board
  1. Connect an ethernet cable from a PC running the TwinCAT to EtherCAT IN/Port0 of the PRU-ICSS on the development board.
EtherCAT ports
  1. If you have multiple devices in chain, please connect from EtherCAT OUT/Port1 to IN/Port0 of next device. For the last device in chain, OUT/Port1 will be left open (if NOT using redundancy mode).
  2. Connect the board(s) to the power supply(ies) according to the specifications in the AM64x/AM243x GP EVM User's Guide Rev D

Steps to Run the Example

  1. When using CCS projects to build, import the CCS project for the required combination and build it using the CCS project menu , see Using SDK with CCS Projects
  1. When using makefiles to build, note the required combination and build using make command , see Using SDK with Makefiles
  1. Launch a CCS debug session and run the executable, see CCS Launch, Load and Run