Distributed Clock- network time distribution and synchronization by implementing the EtherCAT® Distributed Clock feature. For more details please refer to KPA Master Synchronization description.
Cable redundancy- in case of cable or device failure the function ensures the network segments go on with operation except those behind the failure.
Hot Connectfor plug-in/out or hot-swap of pre-configured devices in Operational mode.
Alias- invariant slave identification.
Different scan rates for PDO- increase of cycle time for devices with lower priority to minimize system load.