The EMP-9000 is Windows 10 IoT- based PACs that combine computing, I/O, and operator interface into a single unit and provide a perfect solution for integrating HMI, data acquisition, and control in an individual PAC. It is equipped with an Intel Core i5-8365UE/Intel Atom E3950 CPU, 0 to 6 I/O expansion slots, and a variety of connectives including dual Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, USB port, RS-232, and RS-485 interface. Local I/O slots are available for connecting ICP DAS I-9K, I-97K, e-9K series I/O modules and remote I/O expansions are available for connecting ICP DAS Ethernet I/O modules and RS-485 I/O modules.
 
EMP-9000 has a built-in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating system, which can support both the Universal Windows App and traditional Windows applications. For software development tools, it can maintain maximum compatibility with Windows 10, and applications can be quickly ported to EMP-9000 and deployed in a variety of harsh environments.
 
EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) is an open, high-performance fieldbus system that makes Ethernet technologies available at the I/O level. EtherCAT provides flexible wiring, fast communication and many other nice features. It needs a master to control many slaves. ICP DAS provides EtherCAT Master based PAC for users to build their motion related applications.
 
EtherCAT Master can offer multi-axis motion and I/O control functions by its own built-in CPU. In this way, the CPU loading of PAC can be reduced dramatically. In the meanwhile, ICP DAS also provides many I/O slave modules for users to choose from. Since EtherCAT technology is an industrial standard, those modules can work together in a system with 3rd-party EtherCAT slaves as well.
 

More information is available at the following website:
https://www.icpdas.com/en/product/guide+Industrial__Communication+EtherCAT+Master#2670