EtherCAT Master Demo 3.0

EtherCAT Master Demo by Beckhoff is a compact, purpose-built tool that showcases EtherCAT master communication and diagnostics. It helps engineers and integrators bring up an EtherCAT network quickly, visualize the topology, and verify device communication without creating a full control application.

Key capabilities:

• Automatic network scan and topology mapping of connected EtherCAT slaves
• Clear identification of devices (vendor/product IDs, names, and revisions)
• Master and slave state control (INIT, PRE-OP, SAFE-OP, OP) with real-time status feedback
• Live monitoring of cyclic process data (PDOs) and working counters
• Parameter access via CoE/SDO for reading and writing supported device settings
• Distributed Clocks overview with basic synchronization status
• Diagnostic views for events, error codes, counters, and mailbox activity
• Basic performance checks, including cycle time and bus load indicators
• Logging and export options to support troubleshooting and documentation

Designed for commissioning, validation, and training, EtherCAT Master Demo provides a straightforward way to evaluate device interoperability and verify network health. It complements Beckhoff automation environments and is suitable for controls engineers, machine builders, system integrators, and educators who need a fast, reliable way to demonstrate and test EtherCAT master functionality.

EtherCAT Master Demo is developed by BECKHOFF. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.0 and 3.0. The name of the program executable file is TcEtherCATDemo.exe.