Beckhoff Automation has released the new EL6688 EtherCAT Terminal, designed to permit extremely precise cross-factory and cross-site synchronization according to the IEEE 1588 standard. Using the EL6688, different machines, system components or production lines can be accurately synchronized with each other or with an external grandmaster clock via GPS or DCF77 receivers. With the distributed clocks, all devices in an EtherCAT system can be synchronized with a tolerance of less than 100 ns.
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