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Realizing flexible wiring by
daisy chain and branch
Compact size as the
industry's smallest *
Compact size as width 25 mm (3-port type) realizing space saving on the
board
Power supply voltage
operable for long distance wiring
Operable with 24 VDC. The range of power-supply voltage is from maximum
28.8 VDC to minimum 20.4 VDC in consideration of a power voltage drop by
long distance wiring.
*As of August 2011 According to our
own research.
Advantages of EtherCAT
junction slaves
Support for efficient equipment and system
building
In a system that consists of plural processes, debugging work can be
started with a process for which designing work has been completed.
EtherCAT daisy chaining
connection
The system can not start operation before installing and assembling all
devices of all processes. (Neither Process B nor Process B can start
operation before Process A has been built.)
EtherCAT branching
connection
The slaves connected via EtherCAT junction slaves on Process B and Process
C can operate, even though slaves for Process A do not operate. Debugging
work of the processes can be made separately, thus improving debugging
work efficiency.
Improves system's operating rate
It is possible to design the system operation, considering errors such as
EtherCAT slave failure and disconnection of communications cables. A part
of the system can be separately operated, and the system can be promptly
restored.
EtherCAT daisy chaining connection
If an error occurs on a slave, or the network cable is disconnected,
slaves following on the same network can not communicate with the master
unit. The operating rate of the system can be lowered, or maintenance work
will be less efficient.
EtherCAT branching
connection
With EtherCAT junction slaves, each process can be designed and wired as
separated blocks. If an error occurs on one slave device, operation of the
process that uses the slave stops, but that will not influence the entire
system operation. The EtherCAT junction slave will contribute to
prevention of loss of workpieces in process and prompt system restoration.
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