Support for KPA EtherCAT Master version 1.5 will be stopped in January 2021
06 Mar. 2020
From January 11, 2021, koenig-pa will no longer offer updates or technical support for KPA EtherCAT Master v1.5.
Continue readingAutomation Expo 2019 – review
Asia’s leading automation and instrumentation exhibition Automation Expo 2019 took place in Mumbai from 25 to 28 September.
Continue readingIndustrial Automation Show 2019 – review
Industrial Automation Show (IAS) was held in Shanghai from 17 to 21 September 2019. There, more than 300 manufacturing and product companies demonstrated their innovative solutions for industrial automation and robotics.
Continue readingKPA EtherCAT Studio updated
15 Jul. 2019
koenig-pa GmbH introduced a new version of the KPA EtherCAT Studio.
Continue readingkoenig-pa GmbH joined the PLCopen
We are pleased to announce that koenig-pa GmbH joined the world-famous PLCopen association in November 2018.
Continue readingKPA Automation version 3.21.33
koenig-pa GmbH released a new version of its cost-effective software platform for creating scalable solutions for factory automation and process control. Improvements in this release include:
Continue readingEtherCAT Master Redundancy
Reliability and fail-safe operation are vital requirements for any industrial automation system. When an unexpected downtime happens, the production owner often suffers considerable losses, so he wants to be sure that his production system is properly protected from various hardware and software failures.
EtherCAT technology is one of the most advanced and high-performance interfaces for communication on the shop level of the factory. Besides great flexibility and high throughput, it offers some basic fault tolerance features to withstand possible hardware failures. The most powerful of these features is the cable redundancy which utilizes physical ring topology to preserve stable bus operation when the ring is actually broken.
Industrial Automation Show 2018 – review
Moving forward requires constant development and improvement. koenig-pa GmbH offers new dynamically developing solutions. As well our company is a participant of advanced exhibitions of industrial automation.
Not so long ago, the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) in Shanghai was successfully completed. 5th and 6th pavilions were dedicated to industrial automation. Modern equipment for the factory automation was presented on their territory: controllers, input/output systems, drives, motors, as well as robots and robotic production systems.
We supported our partner HongKe Technology Co., Ltd with pleasure at the exhibition. Our specialists showcased products and offered consultation to clients and visitors on our products.
Continue readingKPA EtherCAT Master was integrated to straton PLC
22 Jan. 2018
COPA-DATA France, well-known developer of software solutions for industrial automation, has integrated KPA EtherCAT Master stack into its straton software PLC development environment. From now, COPA-DATA customers can benefit from using comprehensive and efficient EtherCAT Master driver and EtherCAT configuration and diagnostic tool from koenig-pa GmbH while creating their industrial control systems based on straton PLC solution.
More information on straton 9.2 and other COPA-DATA products can be found on straton web-site. (Link)
KPA EtherCAT Master 1.6 released
21 Nov. 2017
koenig-pa GmbH, a leading supplier of industrial automation solutions and software tools for EtherCAT fieldbus developers, is announcing the release of a new version of KPA EtherCAT Master Stack Development Kit (MDK). KPA Master MDK 1.6 introduces several new features that are important for developing comprehensive and up-to-date tools for process automation and control solutions.
Continue readingKPA EtherCAT Master 2.1 released
31 Mar. 2017
OS-less supported
FreeRTOS supportedMaster Kits are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA EtherCAT Studio 1.12 updated
23 Mar. 2017
More details are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA EtherCAT Master 1.x updated
23 Mar. 2017
INtime 6.2 supported
RTX64 3.0 – updated
RTX64 2014 SP2 – updated
RTX 2012 – updated
VxWorks 7.0 – updated
Xenomai 3.0 – updatedMaster Kits are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA EtherCAT Slave Stack released
01 Feb. 2017
QNX 6.5/6.6 supported
Nios II supportedSlave Stack is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deHigh-performance KPA EtherCAT Master on LZ-200 board featuring the Xilinx ZYNQ SoC
01 Nov. 2016
KPA EtherCAT Master is uniquely ported on LZ-200 board to meet the stringent requirements for industrial automation. The LZ-200 board features a Xilinx ZYNQ SoC with dual core ARM Cortex A9 plus FPGA fabric at its heart. The solution provides extremely high-speed EtherCAT cycles (as low as 60 microseconds) with minimal jitter, which makes it ideal for precise device synchronization (i.e. motion control applications). The board accommodates dual EtherCAT ports for redundant cabling and a 1GB Ethernet for TCP/IP connection to KPA EtherCAT Studio configuration and diagnostics tool. The bundle includes the LZ-200 board and KPA Master Development Kit (MDK) for a complete EtherCAT master development solution.
LZ-200 flyer (unknown, 633 hits)Hardware and Master Kit is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.de or sales@radictech.comKPA Automation: software PLC with EtherCAT support released
01 Nov. 2016
koenig-pa GmbH, a provider for SCADA/PLC software and EtherCAT software products, announces integrated KPA Automation and KPA EtherCAT Master Stack solution during SPS IPC Drives 2016 international electronics fair. KPA Automation Control combined with high performance KPA EtherCAT master provide cost effective software PLC solution under INtime, Linux, Windows and other OSes.
KPA Automation and KPA EtherCAT products are available through our Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deOur continuously updated software products for RTX, RTX64 3.0 and RTX2016 supported
28 Oct. 2016
KPA EtherCAT Master ported to new RTX64 3.0
Master Development Kits are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA EtherCAT Slave Stack ported to Texas Instruments Sitara™ MCU under Linux for phyCORE®-AM335x hardware
10 Oct. 2016
The Texas Instruments’ AM335x family of microprocessors with ultra-low power, and a highly integrated peripheral set. Featuring a Sitara™ ARM® Cortex™-A8 CPU, the AM335x highlights PRU/ICSS supporting real-time protocol standards such as EtherCAT®. KPA EtherCAT Slave is now ported to real-time Linux with Ethernet over EtherCAT tunneling and other slave capabilities
Slave Stack is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA Motion Library 1.0 for INtime 6 released
10 Oct. 2016
KPA Motion Development Kit is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA Motion Library 1.0 for Linux 3.x/4.x, Xenomai 3 released
10 Oct. 2016
KPA Motion Development Kit is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA Motion Library 1.0 for QNX 6.5/QNX 6.6 released
10 Oct. 2016
KPA Motion Development Kit is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deOur software continuously updated to INtime 6.1 and coming INtime 6.2
30 Sep. 2016
KPA Automation Control combined with high performance KPA EtherCAT Master and KPA Motion provide cost effective software PLC solution under INtime and Windows.
KPA EtherCAT Master Development Kits are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deHigh performance KPA EtherCAT Master on LZ-200 featuring Xilinx Zynq FPGA
01 Sep. 2016
KPA EtherCAT Master on LZ-200 hardware with Xilinx Zynq FPGA to meet the rigorous timing requirements for industrial redundancy automation, the reference solution delivers EtherCAT cycle times of 50 microsecond cycles with an extremely low jitter rate for precise device synchronization.
LZ-200 flyer (unknown, 601 hits)Hardware and Master Kit is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.de or bradjabi@radictech.comKPA EtherCAT Slave Stack ported to xPC Target / MATLAB 2015
01 Aug. 2016
KPA EtherCAT Slave is now ported to the MathWorks xPC Target / MATLAB 2015
Slave Stack is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deKPA EtherCAT Slave Stack ported to Texas Instruments C2000 MCU
25 July 2016
KPA EtherCAT Slave is now ported to the Texas Instruments’ C2000 MCU family of microprocessors supporting real-time protocol standards such as EtherCAT®.
Slave Stack is available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.deMentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS Advances KPA EtherCAT Master Real-Time Performance for Industrial Automation
15 Feb. 2016
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) announced EtherCAT Master protocol support for the Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® real-time operating system (RTOS) targeting high-performance, next-generation industrial automation devices. The Nucleus RTOS combined with the KPA EtherCAT Master stack provides a fully integrated reference software solution that streamlines development time and cost for device developers. Designed to meet the rigorous timing requirements for industrial automation, the reference solution delivers EtherCAT cycle times of 100 microsecond cycles with an extremely low jitter rate for precise device synchronization
Master Development Kits are available through Customer Portal and
by contacting Sales: sales@koenig-pa.de
KPA EtherCAT Master Integrated Into EtherCAT PLC Reference Platform
31 Aug. 2012
koenig-pa GmbH has joined its efforts with the partners to deliver complete PLC Reference Platform with integrated support for EtherCAT high-performance industrial network.
The new EtherCAT Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Reference Platform is targeted to OEMs that require easy-to-use and powerful platform for fast development of industrial control systems. It runs ISaGFAF firmware with integrated KPA EtherCAT Master stack under QNX Neutrino real-time OS on Freescale QoriQ P1 series processor.
Continue readingHannover Messe 2016
Hannover Messe 2016
The worlds leading showcase for industry technology
25. – 29 April 2016
Hannover, Germany
ETG Joint Booth, Hall 9-D 18KPA EtherCAT Master on INtime 6
KPA EtherCAT Master on INtime 6
November 2014
Comprehensive and cost effective
Using the latest multicore Atom™ processors for real-time solutions, KPA EtherCAT Master Stack on INtime 6 of TenAsys® offers:
– Mapping the time critical requirements of EtherCAT master
– Reducing cost, system size, energy consumption, design complexity, time to marketKPA EtherCAT Master on RTX64
KPA EtherCAT Master on RTX64
November, 2014
RTX64 Power combined with KPA EtherCAT Master Performance
The combination of Windows with RTX64-2014 of IntervalZero and KPA EtherCAT Master allows developers to create sophisticated and intelligent systems for a variety of markets. These include in particular the industrial automation, test beds and motion control.KPA Motion Partner is Winner of IEEE RAS Early Career Award
KPA Motion Partner is Winner of IEEE RAS Early Career AwardJanuary, 2014
IEEE RAS Early Career Award (Industry/Government)
Torsten Kroeger – Stanford University, United States and Reflexxes GmbH , Germany: “For his scientific contributions to online trajectory generation and sensor-based motion control of robot systems widely used in industry and academia”KPA EtherCAT Master with Motion
KPA EtherCAT Master with Motion
November, 2013
Not just any Motion solution, but “Motion on the Fly”
“Motion on the Fly” allows:
– Instantaneous reaction on events for multi axes
– Calculations of a multiple-axis movement in one cycle
– Jerk limited synchronized movementsKPA 4-CAN EtherCAT Gateway
KPA 4-CAN EtherCAT Gateway
April, 2013
The KPA EtherCAT CAN Gateway is an EtherCAT slave used to connect 4 raw CAN buses to an EtherCAT network. This device even meets the requirements of automotive testing industry.
Advantages
– Gateway can be placed close to CAN devices
– Gateway is suitable for harsh environments (IP, EMI)
– Replaces OS dependent on PCI CAN boardsHannover Messe 2015
The worlds leading showcase for industry technology
Our attendance: 14. – 16. April 2015
Hannover, Germany
arrange personal meetingETG Joint Booth, Hall 9-D 18
- Partnership for Motion: Reflexxes GmbH, CEO Torsten Kroeger
February, 2013
Our new development partner for motion is Reflexxes GmbH, an engineering company that specializes in developing online motion generation software for robots and servo drive controllers. - Partnerschip Freescale
January, 2013
koenig-pa GmbH is now Proven Freescale Connect Partner 
QorIQ EtherCAT® PLC Reference Platform
August, 2012
koenig-pa GmbH provides EtherCAT Master for Multicore TWR-P1025 from Freescale. We use the QNX® Neutrino® real-time operating system (RTOS) and BSP from QNX Software Systems. Development is done using the QNX® Momentics® Tool Suite. More details on Pressebox
KPA MDK for Xenomai
July, 2012
MDK (Master Development Kit) for Xenomai package (Master Runtime, Master Integration Package and Tutorials) is available.
KPA EtherCAT Slave Stack for XILINX
June, 2012
KPA Slave Stack is now available for Xilinx FPGA- July, 2012
– KPA MDK (Master Development Kit) is available for
– WinCE 6.0/7.0 v1.5
– Win7
– RTX 2011 v1.6 
KPA EtherCAT Studio Release v1.11.212.0
July, 2012
– Microsoft Windows 7 x86 and x64 are supported
– Reading of Modules out of ESI for MDP support
– Import for support of Safety Terminals
Announcements before 2012
- March, 2011
KPA EtherCAT Slave Stack
We implements EtherCAT® Slave Stack requiring merely 55kByte ROM - December, 2011
We Development of a Portable Welding Robot with EtherCAT Interface - November, 2009
– KPA Studio EtherCAT release 1.9.23.1
Improvements: DC Topology New functionality: External DC oversampling PLC addresses
– KPA Master for RTX supports RTX 2009 SMP - June, 2009
– KPA Studio EtherCAT release 1.9.22.0
Further improvements of Data logging tool, first release of EEPROM editor tool. Improved usability for FoE and enhanced user interface with new functions to increase productivity. Maintenance pack to the recent 1.9 version.
– KPA Master EtherCAT® 1.4.6.7 is released
– RADIC Technologies as Sales & Technology Partner for North America - April, 2009
– KPA Master release 1.4.6.3
Support of QNX and Xenomai.Improvements in Master Core.
– KPA Studio release 1.9.21.0
Updated functionality to support latest developments for the Master, maintenance pack to the recent 1.9 version with minor new features and fixes of known bugs.
– KPA Master for INtime runs at 50 µs cycle - February, 2009
– Prosign is our new partner
– Partnership with Steinhoff - December, 2008
KPA Master release 1.4.5.2
Maintenance release to the recent 1.4 version with minor improvements and fixes of known bugs.