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Hi,

I'm wondering if there is any plan to support data B3 range of controllers for Hickory ethercat.

Kind regards,
Spikee

We are planning to evaluate an ASDA-A3 model soon and we'll announce whether we will support it or not shortly thereafter. Not sure if B3 will then be compatible out of the box or if that will require further investigation.

spikee wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:39 am Hi,

I'm wondering if there is any plan to support data B3 range of controllers for Hickory ethercat.

Kind regards,
Spikee

where do you buy them? i can't find a place that will ship to me.

I get them durectly from china, it is much cheaper. I can help you out with that if you are interested. ~360 for a 400w ethercat set + cables etc. Otherwise a local dealer can get it for you but the price is 2-3x as high.

Another option is fasttobuy:
https://www.fasttobuy.com/delta-etherca ... 37236.html
-E version is ethercat

centroid467 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:56 am We are planning to evaluate an ASDA-A3 model soon and we'll announce whether we will support it or not shortly thereafter. Not sure if B3 will then be compatible out of the box or if that will require further investigation.

That is good to know, ethercat wise the interface is the same for the B3 and A3 series.

Hi, thanks for the link.

Hickory requires an Absolute Encoder so we ordered this one for testing.

https://www.fasttobuy.com/delta-400w-et ... 37240.html

cnckeith wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:04 pm Hi, thanks for the link.

Hickory requires an Absolute Encoder so we ordered this one for testing.

https://www.fasttobuy.com/delta-400w-et ... 37240.html

Ah interesting to hear!, it is Chinese new year now, so might take a week or two to ship out.

centroid467 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:56 am We are planning to evaluate an ASDA-A3 model soon and we'll announce whether we will support it or not shortly thereafter. Not sure if B3 will then be compatible out of the box or if that will require further investigation.

Hi, any timeline you can tell me about? A3 also belongs to the options