Table Of Contents - Beckhoff EK18 Series Documentation

Table of contents

Table of contents
1 Product overview EtherCAT Bus Coupler............................................................................................... 3
2 Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Notes on the documentation.............................................................................................................. 7
2.2 Safety instructions ............................................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Documentation issue status .............................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Version identification of EtherCAT devices ....................................................................................... 9
3 Basic principles ....................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 EtherCAT basics.............................................................................................................................. 14
3.2 EtherCAT cabling - wire-bound....................................................................................................... 14
3.3 EtherCAT State Machine ................................................................................................................. 15
3.4 CoE - Interface: notes...................................................................................................................... 16
3.5 Distributed Clock ............................................................................................................................. 16
4 Product overview..................................................................................................................................... 18
4.1 Overview of EtherCAT couplers EK18xx ......................................................................................... 18
4.2 EK18xx ............................................................................................................................................ 20
4.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 20
4.2.2 Technical data ................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.3 Optional distributed clocks support.................................................................................. 22
4.2.4 EtherCAT coupler port allocation..................................................................................... 24
5 Mounting and wiring................................................................................................................................ 27
5.1 Instructions for ESD protection ........................................................................................................ 27
5.2 Installation on mounting rails ........................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Connection system .......................................................................................................................... 30
5.4 Positioning of passive Terminals ..................................................................................................... 34
5.5 Power supply, potential groups ....................................................................................................... 34
5.6 EK18xx - connection........................................................................................................................ 37
5.6.1 EK1814 - connection ....................................................................................................... 37
5.6.2 EK1818 - connection ....................................................................................................... 38
5.6.3 EK1828 - connection ....................................................................................................... 39
5.6.4 EK1828-0010 - connection .............................................................................................. 40
6 Parameterization and commissioning ................................................................................................... 41
6.1 Configuration overview .................................................................................................................... 41
6.2 Overview of process data ................................................................................................................ 41
6.2.1 EK1814 ............................................................................................................................ 41
6.2.2 EK1818 ............................................................................................................................ 44
6.2.3 EK1828 ............................................................................................................................ 47
6.2.4 EK1828-0010................................................................................................................... 51
7 Error handling and diagnostics.............................................................................................................. 54
7.1 Diagnostic LEDs .............................................................................................................................. 54
8 Appendix .................................................................................................................................................. 56
8.1 UL notice ......................................................................................................................................... 56
8.2 Firmware compatibility ..................................................................................................................... 57
4 Version: 2.2 EK18xx