What is PLC Ethernet communication and what is it suitable for?

PLC Ethernet communication is based on the traditional Ethernet communication mechanism, using Ethernet and TCP/IP protocol as the communication basis, providing absolute support for TCP/IP communication under any circumstances. In order to meet the real-time requirements in automation, the real-time communication channel is optimized based on PLC Ethernet layer, which reduces the time occupied on the communication stack and improves the performance of automatic data refresh.

As an access technology, PLC Ethernet communication provides the "last mile" solution of broadband network, which is suitable for residential quarters, schools, hotels, office buildings and other fields.

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PLC Ethernet communication not only minimizes the communication stack in the programmable controller, but also optimizes the data transmission in the network. Using PROFInet communication standard, the response time of the system to real-time application can be shortened to 5 ~10 ms.

PLC Ethernet communication also supports high-performance synchronous motion control applications. In this application, PLC Ethernet communication provides synchronous real-time (IRT) communication for 100 nodes, and the response time is less than 1ms, which is provided by the embedded synchronous real-time switching chip ERTEC in Ethernet layer.