EtherCAT I/O Products, Digital Output, Standard Digital

Digital Output EtherCAT I/O Products are intended for the processing of digital/binary signals. Unless otherwise stated, the high level corresponds to the supply voltage in the positive switching logic, the low level corresponds to ground. With the ground-switching logic, it is reversed. Different supply voltages are available for both types of logic.

Advantages:

• fine scalability of channel density and functional scope
• compact solutions due to high packing density
• synchronization of the switching process with other processes with µs precision thanks to the XFC timestamp function with some terminals
• numerous special functions for optimizing machine control, e.g. overexcitation, switch-on at the zero crossing point of the AC voltage, oversampling and pulse width modulation (PWM)

Overview product series in protection class IP20:

• BKxxxx/EKxxxx/EKMxxxx: EtheCAT Couplers are the link between the EtherCAT protocol at fieldbus level and the EtherCAT Terminals
• EJxxxx: EtherCAT Plug-in modules
• ELxxxx/EMxxxx: Standard and Special EtherCAT Terminals
• ELMxxxx: EtherCAT Terminals in robust metal housing
• ELXxxxx: EtherCAT Terminals for connecting intrinsically safe signals

Product series in protection class IP67:

• EPxxxx: EtherCAT Box modules for decentralized, modular EtherCAT network and power architectures. Available in industrial, zinc die-cast or stainless steel housings (EPxxxx/ERxxxx/EQxxxx)
• EPPxxxx: EtherCAT Box modules with EtherCAT P: Communication and power in a single 4-wire Standard Ethernet cable. Available in industrial or zinc die-cast housings (EPxxxx/ERxxxx)
• EPXxxxx: EtherCAT Box modules with intrinsically safe inputs/outputs

Several EtherCAT I/O Products are offered with a factory calibration or external calibration certificate (ISO17025 or DAkkS).