Hardware for master is hard to find because you don't need it. Any normal Ethernet port works. Master is a software-only solution.
You can choose a simple less redundant network topology. Double ring is used because it can tolerate failure and it's not more expensive then daisy chain. On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Nicklas Karlsson < nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have tried different hardware for real time communication and decided > for the best quality Ethercat or maybe Sercos III is the path forward. > > Only real real disadvantage is they both have chosen double with two rings > in opposite direction which probably make twice as expensive as needed, one > transceiver and a single ring had probably been more than enough for most > cases. > > > Hardware for slave is relatively simple to find but master I do not know. > I found some implementation for linuxcnc > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
