Can Other Servo Drives Receive PLC Commands When One Slave Servo Drive Loses Power in an EtherCAT Network?
To get straight to the point, whether other servo drives can receive commands from the PLC (master) depends on the network topology and configuration that allow for continued communication. Here is a detailed analysis of this issue: 1. How EtherCAT Networks Work EtherCAT is a real-time industrial fieldbus protocol based on Ethernet, utilizing a “Processing … Read more