| MECHATROLINK |
| Function
Specification |
MECHATROLINK-II |
MECHATROLINK-III |
| Physical Layer |
Equivalent
to RS-485 |
Ethernet |
| Baud Rate |
10
Mbps |
100
Mbps |
| Transmission Cycle
Time |
250
µs to 8 ms* |
31.25
µs to 64 ms* |
| String Size |
17
bytes or 32 bytes
(Both string sizes cannot be used at the same time) |
8/16/32/48/64
bytes (Different string sizes can
be used as the same time) |
| Number of Slaves |
30
max. |
62
max. |
| Maximum Transmission
Distance |
50
m total
(100 m with Repeater) |
100
m between stations 0.5 m |
| Minimum Distance
between Stations |
0.5
m |
0.2
m |
| Topology |
Bus |
Cascade,
star,
or point-to-point |
| Cyclic/Event-driven
Communications |
Cyclic
communications possible |
Cyclic
and event-driven communications supported. |
| Message Communications |
None |
Available |
| *: Depends on product specifications. |
|
