Ethercat
High-Speed Ethernet
The transimission rate of EtherCAT is 2 x 100 Mbit/s which makes EtherCAT the Fast Ethernet with full-duplex feature. For example, 1000 digital I/O can be distributed to 100 nodes in 30 s.
Precise Synchronization
The DC (Distributed Clocks) in EtherCAT
can lead to exact adjustment with less 1 s in synchronization with master and slaves
Lower Solution Costs
With EtherCAT filedbus, IPC can be replaced by PC-based system with smaller volume. Ethernet port is fine for EtherCAT connection through CAT5 LAN cable
Open Technology
EtherCAT is disclosed to SEMI, IEC, and ISO standards. The master is available for various RealTime Operating System, such as INtime, Linux, and so on

