Automation generally requires shorter data update time (or cycle time) for communication and low communication jitter during data synchronization. The purpose of EtherCAT development is to allow Ethernet to be used in automation applications.
APPLICATIONS
Communication standard of industrial automation, CPU I/F to Ethernet/EtherCAT applications
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
Communication standard of industrial automation, CPU I/F to Ethernet/EtherCAT applications
FEATURES
- standard Ethernet port *1
- SA-BUS (EtherCAT-like) slave MAC *2
- Ethernet Master MAC *2
- Ethernet 10/100 PHY *4
- Selectable CPU interface
- 25MHz Oscillator Input
- GPIO: 16-pin programmable input/output