Click blue words to followServo and Motion Control The following video is sourced from the Zheng Motion Assistant Advanced Application of EtherCAT Bus Motion Controller In the previous section, we covered a quick introduction to the EtherCAT bus, including initialization, enabling, characteristics and switching of control modes, and basic settings. This section mainly focuses on … Read more
[Introduction] Siemens S120’s new EtherCAT interface communication board has officially been released, allowing direct connection of the S120 to the EtherCAT bus system without the need for protocol conversion, making it much more convenient! Siemens servo drives are moving towards EtherCAT technology, marking Siemens’ entry into the EtherCAT open ecosystem for motion control. As an … Read more
CANopen is a high-level protocol based on the CAN (Controller Area Network) serial bus system and CAL (CAN Application Layer). CANopen assumes that connected devices have hardware with a CAN transceiver and a CAN controller that comply with the ISO 11898 standard. The CANopen communication protocol CiA DS-301 includes periodic and event-driven communication, which not … Read more
1.Device Control This section mainly describes how the master controls the driver through the CANopen bus, such as turning the servo ON or clearing alarms. (1)Control State Machine The master controls the driver through the control word, and by reading the driver’s status word, it can know the current state of the driver. This section … Read more