EtherCAT
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ethercat-168-16079898
title:
EtherCAT
text:
EtherCAT is an Ethernet-based fieldbus system developed by Beckhoff Automation. The protocol is standardized in IEC 61158 and is suitable for both hard and soft real-time computing requirements in automation technology. The goal during development of EtherCAT was to apply Ethernet for automation applications requiring short data update times with low communication jitter and reduced hardware costs. Typical application fields for EtherCAT are machine controls. Alternative technologies for network
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ethernet-based fieldbus system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EtherCAT
date created:
2006-05-26T08:36:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T02:51:25Z
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