DC synchronizaon is absolutely required for moon applicaons.
Not all slaves support the DC funconality. When addional slaves are added, devices with
and without DC capability can be mixed. The rst EtherCAT slave aer the Lenze controller
must be the DC master that supplies the other EtherCAT devices and the controller with the
exact me. DC synchronizaon can also be used for logic applicaons.
Conguring the network
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