Table Of Contents; Fig. 30 El1502 - Beckhoff EL1512 Documentation

Table of contents

1 Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Product overview Up/down counter 24 V DC .................................................................................... 5
1.2 Notes on the documentation.............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Safety instructions ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.4 Documentation issue status .............................................................................................................. 8
1.5 Version identification of EtherCAT devices ....................................................................................... 8
2 Product overview..................................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 EL1502 ............................................................................................................................................ 13
2.1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.1.2 Technical data ................................................................................................................. 14
2.2 EL1512 ............................................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2 Technical data ................................................................................................................. 16
2.3 Start ................................................................................................................................................. 16
3 Basics communication ........................................................................................................................... 17
3.1 EtherCAT basics.............................................................................................................................. 17
3.2 EtherCAT cabling - wire-bound....................................................................................................... 17
3.3 General notes for setting the watchdog ........................................................................................... 18
3.4 EtherCAT State Machine ................................................................................................................. 20
3.5 CoE Interface................................................................................................................................... 22
3.6 Distributed Clock ............................................................................................................................. 27
4 Mounting and wiring................................................................................................................................ 28
4.1 Instructions for ESD protection ........................................................................................................ 28
4.2 Installation on mounting rails ........................................................................................................... 28
4.3 Installation instructions for enhanced mechanical load capacity ..................................................... 31
4.4 Connection ...................................................................................................................................... 32
4.4.1 Connection system .......................................................................................................... 32
4.4.2 Wiring............................................................................................................................... 34
4.4.3 Shielding .......................................................................................................................... 35
4.5 Installation positions ........................................................................................................................ 35
4.6 Positioning of passive Terminals ..................................................................................................... 37
4.7 ATEX - Special conditions (extended temperature range) .............................................................. 38
4.8 UL notice ......................................................................................................................................... 39
4.9 LEDs and connection ...................................................................................................................... 41
4.9.1 EL1502 - LEDs and connection ....................................................................................... 41
4.9.2 EL1512 - LEDs and connection ....................................................................................... 42
5 Commissioning........................................................................................................................................ 43
5.1 TwinCAT Quick Start ....................................................................................................................... 43
5.1.1 TwinCAT 2 ....................................................................................................................... 45
5.1.2 TwinCAT 3 ....................................................................................................................... 55
5.2 TwinCAT Development Environment .............................................................................................. 67
5.2.1 Installation of the TwinCAT real-time driver..................................................................... 67
5.2.2 Notes regarding ESI device description........................................................................... 73
EL1502, EL1512 Version: 3.5
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