How to set up Elmo Gold drive with Simulink Real-Time using EtherCAT

Short guide intended to help set up an Elmo Gold drive and Simulink Real-Time using EtherCAT

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This short guide is intended to help others set up Simulink Real-Time (SLRT) as an EtherCAT master, in particular with the Elmo Gold drive.
It provides some details on:
- Settings for TwinCAT, to create the ENI file that SLRT will need
- Settings for the Elmo Gold Drive to act as an EtherCAT slave that will work with SLRT
- Tuning of TET in SLRT (required when using DC for EtherCAT...)
NOTE: this set of instructions was developed using R2015a.

Cite As

Ian (2026). How to set up Elmo Gold drive with Simulink Real-Time using EtherCAT (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/55260-how-to-set-up-elmo-gold-drive-with-simulink-real-time-using-ethercat), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release to R2020a

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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1.0.0.0