For use with and EtherCAT based drive products. EtherCAT is the open real-time Ethernet network originally developed by Beckhoff.
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EtherCAT sets new standards for real-time performance and topology flexibility, whilst meeting or under cutting other fieldbus cost levels.
P876 EtherCAT master module enables the MC464 Motion Coordinator to enter a very exclusive club offering an independent, standalone EtherCAT master for motion control; this arrangement enables up to 64 axes of any manufacturers' EtherCAT-compatible drives and motors - or other devices - to be controlled. The module comes with 2 axes enabled. Further axes can be enabled with ‘Feature Enable Codes’.
Trio currently support a growing list of supported devices:
