ArduCAT是Arduino　Compatible 开发板。本产品力图通过Arduino技术，大大简化EtherCAT从站的开发。ArduCAT开发板包含两路可用于EtherCAT实时以太网的100BASE-TX网口，所以它特别适合基于PC的自动化方案。ArduCAT使用ATMega1280 处理器，兼容Arduino Mega开发板，并具有完全相同的引脚定义。板上采用开关稳压器提供5V 或3.3V的2A直流输出，且发热甚微。除配套的开源Arduino库外，还配有从站应用层代码自动生成工具，用户只需编辑EXCEL表格便生成完整的协议栈，大大简化了通信协议的代码的开发，使用户能够将注意力集中在开发具体的应用上。(The ArduCAT is an Arduino　Compatible board aiming to ease the EtherCAT　slave device development with the Arduino technology. The board provides 2 100BASE-TX ports for EtherCAT real-time data link which is ideal for PC-based automation. Using ATMega1280 processor, it is compatible with Arduino Mega board, having the same pin definition. The switching regulator on board can source up to 2A current at 5V or 3.3V with mere heat dissipation. The open source software library (https://github.com/ethercat-diy/arducat.git) and slave stack code generation tool that come with the board support the EtherCAT PDO and CoE function, which make developers concentrate on the application code, simplifying the work on hardware and protocol stack.)