BECKHOFF FC1100 - Manual (Page 13)

Application Note ET9300 11
3.2 Slave Sample Code
The SlaveStackCode since provides the possibility to create a PC-based slave application without the
TwinCAT software.
To get this slave application running the FC11xx driver need to be installed (3.2.1 Driver installation).
This driver creates a black channel between device memory in kernel layer and the application in the
user layer.
3.2.1 Driver installation
After plugin the FC11xx EtherCAT PCI Slave card the driver installation window (see Figure 10: Driver
Installation Window) will be appear. If a driver is already installed, then open this window from the
Windows Device Manager dialog.
Figure 10: Driver Installation Window
Select driver source path from a specific location (see Figure 11) and choose the path where the files
“FC11xx.inf” and “TcMM.sys” are located.
Figure 11: Select Driver Location
After successful installation the device “FC1100 PCI Driver for ET9300” is listed in the Windows
Device Manager (see Figure 12).
In case of the FC1121 card the name “FC1121 PCI Driver for ET9300” is shown.