EtherCAT (Ethernet Control Automation Technology) is a series of Ethernet-based industrial communication buses. It has established the mainstream in the industrial automation industry pursuing high precision, high efficiency, and low cost due to its high-speed communication performance and instant communication system.
ECAT-2500 series EtherCAT junction slaves. They are designed for realizing flexible wiring by daisy chain and branch and Improving the Debugging Efficiency.
They cannot be used as a standard Ethernet switch.