Sunrise[robot application] - EtherCAT - X3 DIO - your device.
Actually, I know that using the X76 port is more desirable for this case. However, I'm just curious about if we can make full use of the flange.
(1) Will the X2 port convert the EtherNet signal to EtherCAT signal if the device connected to it doesn't originally transmit and receive EtherCAT data?
(2) If I connect the EtherCAT output from the gripper controller to the X65 port, may I develop a Sunrise Robot Application as a relay node between my device and my computer? Just like this:
my computer↔ another port(like X66, X69 or KONI)↔Sunrise[robot application] ↔ an EtherCAT port(X65 or X2)↔my device
The ROSSmartServo( or FRI) Application is similar to this mechanism as well?
I am using the FRI to control the robot via the KONI port at the cabinet, is there any possibility that using a port(X66, X69 or KONI) to transfer I/O data with the computer while controlling the robot?