General Cabling Instructions; Connecting The Adapter Module To The Ethercat Network; Connection Procedure - ABB FECA-01 User Manual

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General cabling instructions

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Arrange the bus cables as far away from the motor cables as
possible.
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Avoid parallel runs.
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Use bushings at cable entries.
When you connect the network cables, insert the plug into the jack
so that there is no misalignment. Do not apply any twisting or
bending movements to the cable or the plug. Do not use excessive
force. Make sure that the plug latches into place and finally check
that the plug has entered all the way into the jack.
Route the cables so that they do no transmit bending stress to the
connector.
Connecting the adapter module to the EtherCAT
network
The adapter module has two 100BASE-TX Ethernet ports with
8P8C (RJ-45) modular connectors. Standard Category 5e STP or
FTP Ethernet cables can be used.
It is not recommended to use UTP cables because drives are
typically installed in noisy environments.
When Cat 5e STP or FTP is used, the cable shield is internally
connected to the drive frame through the adapter module.
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Connection procedure

1. Connect the network cables to the two RJ-45 connectors (X1
and X2) on the adapter module.
Connect the cable from the EtherCAT master to the left port
(X1 IN).
2. In the line topology, if there are more slave devices in the same
line, connect the next slave device to the right port (X2 OUT).
3. If there is a redundant ring, connect the right port (X2 OUT) of
the last slave device to the second port of the EtherCAT
master.