EtherCAT®(1) is a high speed, real time communication protocol that has the ability to update many devices in the microsecond range. This makes it ideal for multi-axis synchronised control or in systems where a master is coordinating a large variety of devices such as sensors, motion axes, distributed IO, etc.
The following network diagram shows a typical EtherCAT network including an EtherCAT master, 3 Cool Muscle slave devices and an additional IO module.
The following CM1 motors are available with integrated EtherCAT communication. Use the Cool Muscle EtherCAT Bridge for all other models
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If the drive and control power are separated all motors will draw a maximum of 125mA on the 24V control power.
(1) EtherCAT® is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany.