Ethercat; Ethercat Connection; Fig. 11 Ethercat Box: M8, 30 Mm Housing; Fig. 12 Ethercat Box: M860 Mm Housing (Example: Ep9214) - Beckhoff EtherCAT EP3752-0000 Manual

Mounting and cabling
3.2

EtherCAT

3.2.1

EtherCAT connection

For the incoming and ongoing EtherCAT connection,
• the EtherCAT Box (EPxxxx) has two M8 sockets, marked in green
• the Coupler Box (FBB-x110) has two M12 sockets
Fig. 11: EtherCAT Box: M8, 30 mm housing
Fig. 12: EtherCAT Box: M860 mm housing (example: EP9214)
Fig. 13: Coupler Box: M12
Assignment
There are various different standards for the assignment and colors of connectors and cables for Ethernet/
EtherCAT.
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