EtherCAT Distributed Clock Technology and Its Industrial Applications

EtherCAT Distributed Clock Technology and Its Industrial Applications

Maintain curiosity about technology, broaden the boundaries of knowledge, and enhance the resolution of understanding. This is not a rigorous academic paper, but rather an explanation of the author’s understanding of EtherCAT distributed clock technology from an industrial application perspective. As an EtherCAT user rather than a developer, many descriptions of this technology may seem … Read more

High-Performance EtherCAT Remote I/O Module Design

High-Performance EtherCAT Remote I/O Module Design

Live Broadcast Preview Do you want to learn how relays play a role in improving energy efficiency? Do you want to learn about HSR/PRP/PTP technologies that can be used for building smart grids? Do you want to learn the basics of building automation protocols such as KNX and BACnet? To accelerate the construction of an … Read more

How EtherCAT Solidified Its Position in Control Communication Protocols

How EtherCAT Solidified Its Position in Control Communication Protocols

Abstract In the wave of bus-type alternatives, major automation manufacturers have launched their own bus-type motion control products. Among the various types of bus communications, EtherCAT stands out remarkably. According to MIR Rui Industry statistics, as of 2021, the market size of bus-type motion controllers in China exceeded 6 billion, accounting for more than 70% … Read more

EtherCAT vs. PROFINET and EtherNet/IP: An Overview

EtherCAT vs. PROFINET and EtherNet/IP: An Overview

In today’s rapidly changing field of industrial automation, the choice and application of network protocols have become increasingly important. Among them, PROFINET and EtherNet/IP, as two major mainstream network protocols, occupy a significant position in the market with their unique advantages, each holding an 18% market share, tied for first place. ​ PROFINET, with its … Read more

EtherCAT Motion Control Card Homing Motion

EtherCAT Motion Control Card Homing Motion

Click Blue Text To FollowServo and Motion Control Today, Zheng Motion Technology shares with you the “Hardware Wiring of EtherCAT Motion Control Card and C# Hardware Peripheral Read/Write and Homing Motion“. Before we start learning, let’s first understand the motion control cards ECI2618 and ECI2828 from Zheng Motion Technology. These two products are 6-axis and … Read more

Performance Advantages of EtherCAT Compared to Siemens Profinet and Mitsubishi CC-Link

Performance Advantages of EtherCAT Compared to Siemens Profinet and Mitsubishi CC-Link

Welcome everyone to actively contribute to the “EtherCAT Bus Ecosystem Expansion”,Automation Technology WeChat Group is open for everyone to join, administrator WeChat 1845635074. If you have any desired technical resources, please leave a message for the editor. EtherCAT real-time Ethernet network has a refresh cycle of only 30us for 1000 distributed I/O data, including terminal … Read more

EtherCAT Master Development Tool: EC-Master Software Stack

EtherCAT Master Development Tool: EC-Master Software Stack

This article’s images are sourced from Mototech Technology. EtherCAT is a real-time industrial Ethernet technology, where CAT stands for Control Automation Technology. As a fieldbus system built on Ethernet, EtherCAT features high speed and low data loss rates, achieving a transmission speed of 100M while maintaining low latency and synchronization, making it a popular industrial … Read more

Differences Between EtherCAT and Profinet

Differences Between EtherCAT and Profinet

【Introduction】A comparison of Industrial Real-Time Ethernet EtherCAT and Profinet. Technical exchange, join the group here Sales procurement, join the group here Preface When it comes to industrial real-time Ethernet, the most prominent and popular one is undoubtedly EtherCAT. EtherCAT is an open bus that, thanks to its excellent Ethernet characteristics and hard real-time capabilities, has … Read more

Real-Time Testing of EtherCAT Master Controller System

Real-Time Testing of EtherCAT Master Controller System

EtherCAT, as an efficient fieldbus network technology, relies on a high real-time operating system to fully demonstrate its real-time performance. This article takes the ZMC600E as an example to test system real-time performance and analyze operating system jitter data. ZMC600E EtherCAT Master Controller is a new generation intelligent bus-type controller developed by Guangzhou Zhiyuan Electronics … Read more

EtherCAT Installation Guide

EtherCAT Installation Guide

A64 EtherCAT Installation Guide Industrial Systems EtherCAT is an industrial Ethernet system that uses standard frames and physical layers defined in the Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3. This document is for educational use only Excerpt from EtherCAT Installation Guide If you need related materials, you can reply in the public account backend: 202309153 to obtain it. … Read more