The EtherCAT ESI communication description file serves as the device description file for slaves in the EtherCAT master station: From the perspective of data communication and synchronization,it comprehensively describes the EtherCAT communication interface between the slave device and the master station. On one hand, it is directly burned into the EtherCAT/ESI-EEPROM of the IO device:– … Read more
The device description file of the slave completely describes the parameters that can and cannot be changed in the device. Each parameter includes at least the following attributes: Index Number — Used to uniquely identify all parameters. The index number consists of a “main index” and a “subindex” to group and arrange related parameters. Main … Read more
An Overview of Common Zigbee Terminology When studying the Zigbee protocol stack, one often encounters terms such as application, Zigbee Device Object (ZDO), node, device, endpoint, cluster, attribute, binding, addressing, and other Zigbee terminology. This article will clarify what these Zigbee terms represent, how they are defined, how they are distinguished, how they are categorized, … Read more