18 EtherCAT COMMUNICATION
18.1 EtherCAT COMMUNICATION
18.1.1 Summary
EtherCAT is the abbreviation of Ethernet for Control Automation Technology. It is open network
communication between a master and slaves developed by Beckhoff Automation that uses real-time
Ethernet. ETG (EtherCAT Technology Group) owns EtherCAT.
The EtherCAT communication is available when the EtherCAT network card (LEC-S-NE) is connected to the
driver. The driver to which the EtherCAT network card is connected operates as a slave station compliant
with CAN application protocol over EtherCAT (CoE) standards. The device type is a power drive system and
is compatible with the CiA 402 drive profile.
(1) CiA 402 drive profile compatible
The driver operates as a slave station compliant with CAN application protocol over EtherCAT (CoE)
standards. The device type is a power drive system and is compatible with the CiA 402 drive profile.
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