Lenze EtherCAT control technology - Manual (Page 16)

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The Lenze control system with EtherCAT
Brief description of EtherCAT
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4 The Lenze control system with EtherCAT
This chapter provides basic information about ...
 the EtherCAT bus system;
 the structure of the Lenze control system with the EtherCAT bus system;
 the Lenze engineering tools required for commissioning.
 the interaction of the components.
4.1 Brief description of EtherCAT
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Tip!
More detailed information about EtherCAT can be found on the Internet website of
the EtherCAT Technology Group under:
www.EtherCAT.org
4.1.1 Features
 EtherCAT is a high-performance bus system based on Ethernet.
 Thanks to the integrated synchronisation mechanisms via "distributed clocks",
EtherCAT offers excellent real-time characteristics.
Synchronisation with "Distributed clocks"
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 EtherCAT provides a higher bandwidth compared to CANopen:
– This enables motion and logic applications to be operated by the same bus.
– The number of the nodes to be controlled is higher.
– The maximally possible bus length is longer.
 EtherCAT can access all field devices via a common interface. Therefore, a division into
Logic fieldbus and MotionBus is not required.
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Note!
For industrial PCs of the EL 1xx, EL x8xx, CS x8xx and CPC x8xx series in control
technology release 2.5, EtherCAT is not supported.