ABOUT MACRO                                                                                                                      Expand All | Collapse All

 
MACRO is an acronym for "Motion and Control Ring Optical". This is a non-proprietary digital interface developed by Delta Tau Data Systems for connection of multi-axis motion controllers, amplifiers, and I/O. 

MACRO is an Ethernet style protocol that uses a multi-mode fiber optic (FDDI-PMD ISO/IEC 9314-3) or twisted pair copper (CAT5) which is called 100BASEFX and 100BASETX.