Baldor has published a guide to the use of ethernet in real-time motion and machinery control applications. The 28-page document is designed for automation engineers and managers, and introduces the technology in a way that contrasts the control approach with conventional system architectures. The guide starts by describing the industry-standard ethernet power link protocol and its deterministic features. It then contrasts a conventional machine control system architecture requiring servo motor-based motion and other industrial i/o, with a new system based on ethernet.
