Fieldbus Communication; Ethercat; General - WAGO I/O-SYSTEM 750 Manual

140 Fieldbus Communication

10 Fieldbus Communication
10.1

EtherCAT

10.1.1

General

The real time, Ethernet solution, EtherCAT
Technology), is a 2005 IEC standardized, open protocol, which distinguishes
itself through extremely short cycle times ≤ 100 µs and achieves an exact
synchronization using distributed clocks and a jitter of ≤ 1 µs.
Thus, the EtherCAT
real time demands. For example, EtherCAT
which spatially distributed processes should run simultaneously, e.g. when
several servo axles are supposed to execute simultaneously coordinated
movements.
During the structuring of your network, EtherCAT
possibility for optionally selecting and combining topologies, such as linear, star,
and tree, for a total of up to 65535 participants. In addition, by using switches and
media converters, different transmission media can be used for each individual
section, such as standard Ethernet patch cable (100 base TX), fiber optics, and
copper wire. Thus, the flexibility of the network is practically endless and
hardware costs can be kept relatively low.
EtherCAT
addition, EtherCAT
standard Ethernet monitoring tool due to the fact that EtherCAT
based fieldbus, uses standard Ethernet Frames according to IEEE 802.3. This
also enables a very easy integration of EtherCAT
network or, via gateways, into other fieldbus systems, like CANopen
or PROFIBUS.
In order to further develop the technology, numerous interested parties,
manufacturers, and users of EtherCAT
EtherCAT
Internet.
Additional information about EtherCAT
More information about the EtherCAT
EtherCAT
Manual
Version 1.2.1
750-354/000-001 EtherCAT® Fieldbus Coupler, ID Switch
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protocol is equally suitable for very high and for very low
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uses Timestamp for a swift, precise and problem-free diagnosis. In
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communications can be exactly monitored using any
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Technology Group, which provides additional information via the
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association's Internet site at:
WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750
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(Ethernet for Control Automation
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can be ideally used in situations in
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additionally offers the
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into an existing Ethernet
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have united in a large Industrial Ethernet
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technologies can by found at the
www.ethercat.org.
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, as an Ethernet
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, DeviceNet,