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MECHATROLINK-II
The MECHATROLINK-II protocol is a serial bus that is made to
control motion in a deterministic way.
The number of MECHATROLINK-II devices determines the data
exchange cycle time:
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For 1 to 4 devices the cycle time can be 0.5 ms, 1 ms or 2 ms.
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For 5 to 8 devices the cycle time can be 1 ms or 2 ms.
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For 9 to 16 devices the cycle time is 2 ms.
The cyclic transmission has two stages:
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The TJ1-ML__ sends the reference command to the
MECHATROLINK slaves.
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The slaves send feedback and status information to the TJ1-
ML__.
The MECHATROLINK-II uses a synchronization clock and
broadcast messaging to make sure that all the slaves execute the
commands at the same time.
In addition, other information is transferred at a lower rate, for
example the reading and writing of parameters.
There are specific BASIC commands to address MECHATROLINK
slave units directly.
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DRIVE_CLEAR
: This command resets one alarm in a
MECHATROLINK Servo Driver via a MECHATROLINK
message.
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OP(45,ON)
: This command sets to on one output in a remote
MECHATROLINK I/O module.
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