Title :
A CANopen motion controller implementation issues
Author :
Farsi, M. ; Ratcliff, K. ; Doran, John ; Crocker, Mark
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
Abstract :
CANopen based on the popular controller area network (CAN) represents an ideal networking system for distributed control systems and overcomes the limitations inherent in conventional master/slave and peer-to-peer networks. The paper discusses the benefits of using CANopen and describes its implementation on a distributed motion control system
Keywords :
distributed control; CANopen protocol; controller area network; distributed motion control system; networking system;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Automation and Control: Distributed Control for Automation (Digest No. 1998/297), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19980517
