MECHATROLINK is an open protocol used for

industrial automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...

, originally developed by

Yaskawa The is a Japanese manufacturer of servos, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches and industrial robots. Their Motoman robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packaging, assembly, coating, cutting, material handling and ...

and presently maintained by Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA). Mechatrolink protocol has two major variants: * MECHATROLINK-II—Defines protocol communication schemes through serial link equivalent to

RS485 RS-485, also known as TIA-485(-A) or EIA-485, is a standard defining the electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers for use in serial communications systems. Electrical signaling is balanced, and multipoint systems are supported. The s ...

with a maximum speed of 10Mbit/s and maximum 30 slave nodes. * MECHATROLINK-III—Defines protocol communication schemes over

Ethernet Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...

with a maximum speed of 100Mbit/s and maximum 62 slave nodes.

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Protocol Introduction and Supported Products
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mechatrolink Industrial computing Serial buses Industrial Ethernet