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EtherCAT - open technology?
What does it mean that EtherCAT is an open technology?
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It simply means that anyone can use, implement and benefit from the technology.
In addition, open technology means that no one is allowed to change the technology so that others are restricted in its use.
It means that EtherCAT implementations must be compatible.
EtherCAT is an open technology that can be used by everyone, as free for implementation or benefiting from it. However, this means that the EtherCAT implementation must be compatible and no one can change the EtherCAT technology in a way that can prevent others to use it.
EtherCAT is standardized by a few international standards:
- IEC 61158
- IEC 61784
- IEC 61800
- ISO 15745
- E54.20
The EtherCAT technology itself is NOT an Open Source. It is backed up by the standardization of the EtherCAT by IEC, ISO, and SEMI, but access to the EtherCAT technology is available to everyone.
Master Licences are free of any royalties, maintenance and other development features of the EtherCAT technology is available to all of the users within the ETG community.
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