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## What You Will Need
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### Hardware
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#### EtherCAT Slave
* [AM243x LaunchPad](https://www.ti.com/tool/LP-AM243) or [AM243x General Purpose EVM](https://www.ti.com/tool/TMDS243GPEVM) or [AM64x General Purpose EVM](https://www.ti.com/tool/TMDS64GPEVM)
* Windows or Linux PC
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#### EtherCAT Master
* [AM64x Starter Kit](https://www.ti.com/tool/SK-AM64) or [AM64x General Purpose EVM](https://www.ti.com/tool/TMDS64GPEVM)
* Windows PC
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### Software
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#### EtherCAT Slave
* [MCU+ SDK for AM243x](https://www.ti.com/tool/MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM243X) or [MCU+ SDK for AM64x](https://www.ti.com/tool/download/MCU-PLUS-SDK-AM64X)
* [Code Composer Studio](https://www.ti.com/tool/CCSTUDIO)
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#### EtherCAT Master
* [AM64x Linux-RT SDK](https://www.ti.com/tool/PROCESSOR-SDK-AM64X)
* [Codesys Control package for 64-bit ARM](https://us.store.codesys.com/codesys-control-for-linux-arm-sl-bundle.html)
* [Codesys Development System](https://us.store.codesys.com/codesys.html)
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## Setting Up and Running The EtherCAT Slave
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* Setup your AM243x or AM64x as the EtherCAT Slave as described in the MCU+ SDK docs:
* [Quickstart - AM243x EtherCAT Device](http://tigt_qa.dal.englab.ti.com/qacm/test_area/MCU_PLUS_SDK/08.01.00/am243x/08_01_00_32/exports/docs/industrial_protocol_docs/am243x/ethercat_slave/page_quickstart.html)
* [Quickstart - AM64x EtherCAT Device](http://tigt_qa.dal.englab.ti.com/qacm/test_area/MCU_PLUS_SDK/08.01.00/am64x/08_01_00_32/exports/docs/industrial_protocol_docs/am64x/ethercat_slave/page_quickstart.html)
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## Setting Up and Running The EtherCAT Master
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* If you haven't done so already, first setup your AM64x EVM running Linux-RT as described in the Quick Start Guide.
* [AM64x Starter Kit EVM Quick Start Guide](https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?node=ABAdBPmmXTJLfIV43c2tDA__FUz-xrs__LATEST)
* [AM64x General Purpose EVM Quick Start Guide](https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?node=AKP4hRPpxVP9PFnH21Uk4Q__FUz-xrs__LATEST)
* Setup the AM64x EtherCAT Master by following these steps in the MCU+ SDK docs: [Connect to PLC - CODESYS](http://tigt_qa.dal.englab.ti.com/qacm/test_area/MCU_PLUS_SDK/08.01.00/am243x/08_01_00_32/exports/docs/industrial_protocol_docs/am243x/ethercat_slave/plc_codesys_am64x.html)
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## See Also
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#### For further information on industrial protocols available on Sitara processors and MCUs and how they can be enabled on your production project, see:
[Industrial Communication Protocols Supported on Sitara™ Processors and MCUs Application Note](https://www.ti.com/lit/pdf/sprach6)
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#### For a video tutorial on enabling Industrial Comms on AM64x and AM243x using CODESYS, see:
[Process This: Using Codesys Control for PLC Controller Stacks, Enabled by AM64x & RT Linux](https://training.ti.com/process-using-codesys-control-plc-controller-stacks-enabled-am64x-rt-linux)
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