KEBA (Chinese name: 科控) is a company that provides automation control products and services, headquartered in Austria (it shares a hometown with Beckhoff). Founded in 1968, KEBA has a subsidiary in China with a total of fewer than 1,000 employees and achieved a revenue of 189 million euros in 2015. The company may be small, … Read more
EtherCAT, as a real-time Ethernet solution, is favored in industrial automation applications due to its high performance. How does EtherCAT ensure high efficiency, real-time performance, and flexibility in fieldbus communication? This article will focus on its key analysis and explanation. Principle of EtherCAT EtherCAT (Ethernet Control Automation Technology) is a high-performance industrial network fieldbus system. … Read more
Limited Time Offer | 5 Essential Books for Electricians (ClickBlue Words, to get free materials↑↑) In practical control projects centered around PLCs, we often rely on touch screens or upper computers. This is because we use PLCs for control, primarily to process some analog signals, which are the values we need to monitor, such as … Read more
For a long time, commercial lighting systems have been committed to equipping facility managers with industry-leading lighting control technologies. This unwavering commitment aims to significantly reduce energy consumption through innovative control systems, actively responding to green environmental concepts and economic efficiency demands. Intelligent lighting refers to a distributed wireless telemetry, remote control, and remote communication … Read more
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Robot controllers are one of the core components of industrial robots, playing a decisive role in the performance of robots and influencing their development to some extent. Commonly used robot controllers include: 1. PLC Controllers 2. Microcontroller Controllers 3. Computer Host CPU Controllers The basic functions of a robot control system include: 1. Controlling the … Read more
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
Since 2010, KUKA has adopted EtherCAT technology as the system bus in all KUKA robot control systems. The latest KR AGILUS robot and LBR iiwa lightweight robot compact controllers are also implemented based on EtherCAT. Beckhoff’s EtherCAT, based on industrial Ethernet, can thus serve as the foundational technology integrated throughout the current range of KUKA … Read more
In the last issue, we mainly introduced the definition of Profibus DP, the core content of its three different versions, and the differences in their applications. This time, we will share the differences between Profibus DP and Profibus PA. Three Types There are three compatible versions of Profibus: Profibus-DP Profibus-PA Profibus-FMS Of course, in an … Read more
1 CAN Bus The Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communication network with a high level of safety that supports distributed real-time control. It first appeared in the automotive industry in the late 1980s. Its basic design specifications require high bit rates, strong electromagnetic interference resistance, and the ability to detect any errors that … Read more