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User, 19 Oct 2026: check github.com/qitechgmbh/control and shop.qitech.de/collections/ethercat. - QiTech Control (LGPL-3.0, Rust on an EtherCrab fork, NixOS, runs QiTech's own machines): plan now uses its EtherCAT library qitech_lib, pinned, as the layer under our station service; not the full Electron app. It has DC SYNC0, SDO/PDO handling, EK1100/EL2809/EL3021/EL3024 drivers and a CiA402 MINAS A6 servo driver to copy for the A6-EC. Drivers to write: EK1101, EL1809, EL3152, EL5101, A6-EC (upstream). Kernel: start from QiTech's tested settings (6.18, preempt=full, isolcpus 2,3); 6.12 PREEMPT_RT stays the fallback for IgH. - QiTech shop (new Beckhoff stock from an insolvency, ships worldwide): EK1101 EUR 85.13, EL1809 EUR 16.53, EL2809 EUR 41.03, EL9011 EUR 1.76 replace the geizhals offers, EUR 207.57 less. TwinSAFE and Beckhoff STO servo terminals noted, not taken. - EtherCAT parts EUR 1,684 to 1,897 + 2 servo kits (THB 72k to 80k); bench parts about THB 56k; spare coupler/DI/DO now stocked. - BOM total USD 16,671 to 32,681 (THB 0.55M to 1.08M).
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| 1 | group | item | qty | example | unit_usd_low | unit_usd_high | line_usd_low | line_usd_high | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frame | 40x40 slot profile, cut to length | 32 m (45 pieces) | 8-slot 4040 (Misumi HFS8-4040 class, or Thai/Chinese generic) | 11 | 21 | 354 | 676 | per m; Shopee Thailand listing from THB 356; aluxprofile EUR 19 to 24 per m |
| 3 | Frame | 40x80 slot profile, base beams | 3.8 m (2 pieces) | 8-slot 4080 | 22 | 42 | 84 | 160 | per m; estimate, about twice the 4040 price |
| 4 | Frame | Cast angle brackets (24 drawn), T-nuts, screws, end caps | 1 lot | 250 | 600 | 250 | 600 | estimate | |
| 5 | Frame | Levelling feet M16 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 200 | each; estimate | |
| 6 | Enclosure | Black panels, 4 mm ACM or PP, light-tight tunnel | 4.3 m2 | 25 | 60 | 108 | 258 | per m2; estimate | |
| 7 | Enclosure | Clear polycarbonate guard, reject zone | 1.4 m2 | 30 | 70 | 42 | 98 | per m2; estimate | |
| 8 | Enclosure | Door hinges, handle, safety door switch | 1 lot | 120 | 350 | 120 | 350 | estimate | |
| 9 | Conveyor | PU round belt 6 mm, welded endless | 2 x 3.8 m | 15 | 40 | 30 | 80 | each; PU round belt listings (RS, Amazon) plus welding | |
| 10 | Conveyor | Round-belt pulleys, shaft, bearings, UHMW slide strips, side guides | 1 lot | 250 | 700 | 250 | 700 | pulleys USD 5 to 11 each (ServoCity, REV); rest estimate | |
| 11 | Conveyor | Conveyor drive: 100 W EtherCAT servo kit (same as the spindle), cyclic synchronous velocity | 1 | StepperOnline A6-EC100L2A1-M17 | 123 | 300 | 123 | 300 | USD 123.29 kit, China warehouse (StepperOnline, Oct 2026); high end allows for shipping, duty and a small belt reduction (estimate) |
| 12 | Handling | Guided lift cylinder, 20 mm bore, 75 mm stroke | 1 | SMC MGPM20-75 | 330 | 450 | 330 | 450 | SMC MGPM20-30 USD 322 (Misumi US) to 390 (Motion); 75 mm stroke a little more |
| 13 | Handling | Spindle servo kit 100 W, EtherCAT (A6-200EC drive), cyclic synchronous position; 1:6 timing belt to the spindle | 1 | StepperOnline A6-EC100L2A1-M17 | 123 | 300 | 123 | 300 | USD 123.29 kit, China warehouse (StepperOnline, Oct 2026); high end allows for shipping and duty (estimate) |
| 14 | Handling | Spindle head: bearing housing, timing belt, label pad, pneumatic expanding mandrel | 1 | machined parts | 600 | 1800 | 600 | 1800 | estimate |
| 15 | Handling | Rodless cylinder 25 mm, 350 mm stroke, with paddle | 1 | SMC MY1B / CY3B class | 400 | 900 | 400 | 900 | estimate |
| 16 | Handling | Valve terminal, FRL with a dump valve switched by the safety relay, pressure switch, tubing, fittings | 1 lot | 400 | 1000 | 400 | 1000 | estimate | |
| 17 | Vision | 4k monochrome line-scan camera, GigE | 2 | Basler racer 2 r2L4096 / Hikrobot MV-CL042-91GM | 857 | 1088 | 1714 | 2176 | Basler web shop via price listing |
| 18 | Vision | Line-scan lens, 50 mm | 2 | 300 | 800 | 600 | 1600 | estimate | |
| 19 | Vision | Coaxial line light | 2 | 295 | 446 | 590 | 892 | made-in-china listing USD 295 to 349; Vision Datum USD 420; light186 from USD 446 | |
| 20 | Vision | Dark-field line light, about 150 mm | 4 | Vision Datum LiN+ class | 250 | 400 | 1000 | 1600 | Vision Datum LiN+ USD 380 |
| 21 | Vision | Diffuse line backlight | 2 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 800 | estimate | |
| 22 | Vision | Colour area camera, 8 MP, GigE | 2 | Basler ace 2 a2A2840-14gcPRO | 1119 | 1119 | 2238 | 2238 | Basler web shop via price listing |
| 23 | Vision | Lens 16 mm | 2 | 150 | 400 | 300 | 800 | estimate | |
| 24 | Vision | Ring light | 2 | 150 | 400 | 300 | 800 | estimate | |
| 25 | Vision | Strobe and light controllers | 2 | 300 | 800 | 600 | 1600 | estimate | |
| 26 | Sensors | Laser distance sensor, 50 mm range | 2 | Micro-Epsilon optoNCDT 1420 | 520 | 1600 | 1040 | 3200 | list from EUR 470 (Micro-Epsilon); ILD1420-25 about USD 1,600 (Radwell) |
| 27 | Sensors | Photoelectric presence sensors and one through-beam (the through-beam also to the conveyor drive's touch probe) | 5 | 50 | 150 | 250 | 750 | each; estimate | |
| 28 | Sensors | Cylinder position switches (lift up/down, pusher home/out, mandrel open/clamped) | 6 | SMC D-M9 class | 25 | 60 | 150 | 360 | each; estimate |
| 29 | Sensors | Spindle incremental encoder, RS-422 line driver, 5 V, 2,000 to 2,500 pulses a turn: A/B clock both line-scans, A/B/Z to the EL5101 | 1 | Omron E6B2-CWZ1X 2000 P/R class | 53 | 282 | 53 | 282 | E6B2-CWZ1X 2000 P/R listing EUR 45.52 to GHH60 2500 P/R line driver EUR 187.83 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT; marketplace sellers, test on the bench); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 30 | Sensors | Thermal camera (option, not in the total) | 0 (1 optional) | Optris Xi 400 | 2100 | 3000 | 0 | 0 | from EUR 1,950 (Optris); USD 2,995 (moviTHERM) |
| 31 | Control | EtherCAT station controller: fanless mini PC, Intel N100, 2 or more Intel i226-V ports, NixOS real-time tuned, station service on QiTech's open-source EtherCAT library (EtherCrab based; IgH fallback) | 1 | ANDAQI RS55 / MNBOXCONET P2-N100 / AIOPCWA AI201-TF | 455 | 685 | 455 | 685 | EUR 393.99 to 455.99 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/mini-pc-barebone-netzwerk-pc-intel-n100-a2926989.html); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 32 | Control | EtherCAT coupler (the EK1101 adds an ID switch) | 1 | Beckhoff EK1101 | 98 | 128 | 98 | 128 | EUR 85.13, 148 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-ek1101); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate) |
| 33 | Control | 16 digital inputs, 24 V: photoelectric sensors, cylinder switches, safety status | 1 | Beckhoff EL1809 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 25 | EUR 16.53, 157 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el1809); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate) |
| 34 | Control | 16 digital outputs, 24 V, 0.5 A: valves, stack light, light enable | 1 | Beckhoff EL2809 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 62 | EUR 41.03, 104 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el2809); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate) |
| 35 | Control | 2 analog inputs, 4 to 20 mA: the two warp lasers | 1 | Beckhoff EL3152 | 241 | 314 | 241 | 314 | EUR 208.90 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/185886294); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 36 | Control | Incremental encoder interface, RS-422, 5 V encoder supply: spindle encoder count and index latch | 1 | Beckhoff EL5101 | 336 | 437 | 336 | 437 | EUR 291.04 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/2974477757); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 37 | Control | End cap | 1 | Beckhoff EL9011 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | EUR 1.76, 131 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el9011); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate) |
| 38 | Control | Edge PC with GPU, 4 GigE PoE ports, NixOS | 1 | 1500 | 3200 | 1500 | 3200 | qscompute buying guides 2026: USD 1,490 to 3,200 | |
| 39 | Control | HMI: 10.1 inch PCAP touch monitor, 7H glass, showing the station's browser page | 1 | iiyama ProLite TF1015MC-B3 | 360 | 468 | 360 | 468 | EUR 311.90 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/iiyama-prolite-tf1015mc-b3-a3228748.html); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 40 | Control | Safety: relay for e-stop and door switch, 2 contactors in series in the drive supply (the 100 W kit has no STO), e-stop button, reset button | 1 lot | Pilz PNOZ s3 750103, Siemens 3RT2015 24 V DC coil, Schneider Harmony e-stop | 300 | 389 | 300 | 389 | PNOZ s3 EUR 148.38, 3RT2015-1BB41 EUR 27.95 each, e-stop EUR 45.08 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT); reset button EUR 10 (estimate); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate) |
| 41 | Control | Cabinet, 24 V 120 W supply, breakers, terminals, wiring, shielded EtherCAT patch cables, stack light | 1 lot | Mean Well SDR-120-24 supply | 800 | 2000 | 800 | 2000 | estimate; Mean Well SDR-120-24 from EUR 38.87 and shielded Cat5e patch cables from EUR 0.62 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026) |
| 42 | Total | Hardware per station, thermal camera excluded | 16671 | 32681 | sum of the lines above |