EtherCAT Fieldbus Coupler for WAGO-I/O-System

With a fieldbus-independent design that features finely modular components, the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM is approved for extremely diverse applications. Optimized for process-oriented communication, the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM offers high integration density with an unbeatable price/performance ratio.

The basic premise of the modular system is reflected in the support of numerous fieldbus systems. Depending on the application, it is possible to choose between fieldbus couplers and controllers for different protocols.

The new EtherCAT coupler allows the user to implement EtherCAT applications, while benefiting from the high flexibility of the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM. The 750-354 EtherCAT Fieldbus Coupler boasts a very powerful data transfer capability. The WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM's coupler identifies the connected I/O modules and generates data for the relevant application. During EtherCAT telegram processing, only the coupler's relevant data is extracted from the telegram, while the required process data is being completed by the coupler.

A special EtherCAT communication unit, consisting of an EtherCAT slave controller (ESC), controls the entire process data exchange with the EtherCAT master. High transmission speed and data exchange reliability is provided by transferring lower communication levels into hardware. Both mailbox as well as cyclic and acyclic data can be transmitted and processed via CoE (CAN application layer over EtherCAT). Easy and time-saving commissioning of the fieldbus coupler is achieved via automatic address assignments and EDS file integrated into the engineering tool of the EtherCAT master. Both line-in and line-out RJ-45 connectors are located on the front of the coupler, providing easy configuration of line structures.

The EtherCAT coupler is Conformance-tested and underlines therefore the implementing quality.