I am trying to gain some important clarity on my ongoing evaluation of the TMDSICE3359 Industrial Communications Engine (ICE) as a developent platform for a CAN-to-EtherNet/IP bridge implementation.
Documentation for the TMDSICE3359 EVM clearly specifies capabilities for both of these protocols.
Where I'm uncertain, though, is the actual manner in which incoming CAN bus data might be passed (via bridge) to the integrated Ethernet controller, and thus picked up by the EtherNet/IP protocol.
Does the respective ICE EVM actually come with a specific protocol stack to handle such a task?
In fact, the documentation for the ICE Rev. 2.1 EVM indicates that it can "use a standard DB9 to connect to other processors or systems and act as a communication gateway in this case."
There are also indications specific to both 'Application stacks for industrial communication protocols' and an 'Industrial Software Development Kit.'
In short, I'm hopeful that a stack specific to the aforementioned CAN-to-EtherNet/IP bridge functionality I'm interested in resides in the ISDK.
I would genuinely appreciate if somone might comment as to what I might be confronted with in trying to go this particular CAN-to-EtherNet/IP route.
In advance, I thank anyone for their potential response on this important matter.
A.J.
