→EtherCAT

EtherCAT ("Ethernet for Controller and Automation Technology") is the open real-time Ethernet network originally developed by company Beckhoff . EtherCAT sets new standards for real-time performance and topology flexibility. See http://www.ethercat.org for more information.

If you want to access the hardware IOs of EtherCAT fieldbuses, s ee "Accessing hardware IOs via EC-Master and EC-Engineer of Acontis".