Hi everyone,
I am new to the group, but I have been using klipper for a while,
I would like to ask if anyone has ever thought of using the ethercat protocol to implement some industrial controller such as a motor driver or temperature.
I know that linuxCNC has these possibilities, and i have seen someone also using Raspberry with linuxCNC on it with ethercat.
What do you think of the idea would there be any advantages Speeder comunication, less error?
Thank you very much
Andrea
Well, certainly an interesting standard, but also much more expensive and complex than the already available CAN. Only the slave ASIC is more expensive than a complete CAN board.
EtherCAT P would be nice, but with 3A max too weak to drive a stepper and a hotend. Sounds a bit overkill for 3D printing as the speed seems not to be needed. Big plus for timing and latency for sure.
Since Klipper and other firmwares have focused on CAN, an interesting developer would have to take on the task of implementing it in software, and more developers would be needed to provide useful hardware.