Technologies
EtherCAT or CANopen, why STO beats a contactor, what PLCopen is for — the technology behind the decisions you make while designing a machine, grounded in the standards bodies' own publications.
EtherCAT
The real-time fieldbus for many tightly synchronised axes — running on standard Ethernet hardware.
ReadCANopen
The robust, widely understood choice at moderate axis counts: CiA 301 communication and the CiA 402 drive profile.
ReadModbus RTU
The common language of simple integration: poll-and-answer, register-based access over RS-485.
ReadFunctional Safety and STO
Safe Torque Off: stopping inside the drive, without a contactor, and returning to production quickly.
ReadPLCopen and CiA 402
Hardware-independent motion software: standard function blocks and the axis state machine.
ReadNot sure which protocol to choose?
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