On Sat, 9 Mar 2019 10:59:15 -0800 "John Dammeyer" <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote:
> Hi Nicklas > > When CANopen first came out I was quite resistant to the protocol. But as > I've used it more I've come to appreciate it's positives. A lot of COTS > devices out there don't support the whole concept of everything configurable > with files and on power up. But it doesn't really matter. Agree. > And although CANopen is really good as a PLC replacement and the number of > devices that now are compatible makes doing projects very simple there are > other areas where it just wouldn't work. Ethercat is probably better for > full axis control. I use CANopen with PLC. I have chosen Ethercat for full axis control but also have a CAN connector if needed. Nicklas Karlsson _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
