Hi Igor I thought of that, too. you can use Ethernet/IP or EtherCat. On the other site there is CAN-BUS (non-tcp)
Just sitting on my table desk I have a setup running with Beckhoff EtherCat(TM) components. I bought their thesting kit and got it to work with emc. it runs with etherlab on top of rtai and I have adapted the glue code to create the i/o-pins for the componbents. You need one of the compartible ethernet chipsets (intel or realtek) to have a realtime driver. You can even drive their motor controllers directly by providing a position signal. Prices may vary, but to get an impression: Testing kit (bus interface, 2x4I,2x4O) is around €200, a 32bit incremental encoder input is €188, 8 digital-I are €35, 8 digital-O are €39, 2 analog-O 16bit €145, a 4 axis motor interface (4x16bit-incs&4x+/-10V-analog&16xI-digital,16xO-digital,plugs) is €510. I will set up a wiki page with more info soon. bye Ulf Am 29.09.2010 04:55, schrieb Igor Chudov: > I think that the trend in industrial machines, is to use Ethernet as > much as possible inside industrial machines. On the surface, it > appears to be a very attractive option, with all devices hooked up to > the network switch and communicating seamlessly, without the mess of > wires. What are the implications of this for EMC? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
