MECHATROLINK
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MECHATROLINK is an open protocol used for Industrial automation, originally developed by Yaskawa and presently maintained by Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA).
Mechatrolink protocol has two major variants
Mechatrolink protocol has two major variants
- MECHATROLINK-II—Defines protocol communication schemes through serial link equivalent to RS485 with a maximum speed of 10Mbps and maximum 30 slave nodes.
- MECHATROLINK-III—Defines protocol communication schemes over EthernetEthernetEthernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
with a maximum speed of 100Mbps and maximum 62 slave nodes.