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'''MECHATROLINK''' is an open protocol used for [[industrial automation]], originally developed by [[Yaskawa]] and presently maintained by Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mechatrolink.org/en/index.html |title=MECHATROLINK Members Association |accessdate=2013-05-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607130153/http://www.mechatrolink.org/en/index.html |archivedate=2013-06-07 }}</ref><br />
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Mechatrolink protocol has two major variants:<br />
* MECHATROLINK-II—Defines protocol communication schemes through serial link equivalent to [[RS485]] with a maximum speed of 10&nbsp;Mbit/s and maximum 30 slave nodes.<br />
* MECHATROLINK-III—Defines protocol communication schemes over [[Ethernet]] with a maximum speed of 100&nbsp;Mbit/s and maximum 62 slave nodes.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150214003953/http://www.mechatrolink.org/en/mechatrolink/index.html Protocol Introduction and Supported Products]<br />
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{{List of automation protocols}}<br />
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