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SI-EtherCAT

EtherCAT network connectivity

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SI-EtherCAT

SI-EtherCAT allows Control Techniques general purpose and servo drives to connect and interface with EtherCAT networks.

Features include:

  • Up to 64,535 nodes on a segment
  • Data rate of 100 Mbps (100BASE-TX)
  • Update 40 axes in 250 μs (assuming 2 words command data and 3 words feedback data per axis, a control word and basic cyclic synchronization data)
  • Jitter of less than 1 μs with Unidrive M600 to M700
  • Non-cyclic data using the CoE mailbox
  • CANopen DS-402 profile supported (drives and motion control) LED indication of network port activity

Drive Compatibility

The compatibility table below highlights which Control Techniques drives support this option module
Commander
C200		 Commander
C300 		 Unidrive
M400		 Unidrive
M600		 Unidrive
M700		 Digitax
HD *
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*Digitax HD M753 features EtherCAT onboard.

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