What is the basic architecture of the E-PLEX® network?
E-PLEX® is a master/slave architecture as compared to a message-based architecture. What this means is that a master module (called a Clock module) controls the timing of when modules on the network communicate their data. Thus there are no data collisions on the bus as well as dramatically reducing the messaging or “addressing” overhead required within data packets in a message-based protocol. This allows ample bandwidth on the bus to be achieved at a relatively slow baud rate. The result is more capability and functionality on the bus at a lower cost than message-based protocols.
