Precautions For Using Junction Slaves - Omron Sysmac NJ Series User Manual

4 EtherCAT Network Wiring
EtherCAT master
4-1-4

Precautions for Using Junction Slaves

This section provides precautions for using Junction Slaves in a network configuration based on the
branching or ring topology.
Precautions for Safe Use
You cannot use standard Ethernet hubs or repeater hubs with EtherCAT communications. If you
use one of these, a major fault level error or other error may occur.
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GX-JC03
Junction Slave
IN
X2
X3
Ring topology
Slave
GX-JC03
Junction Slave
IN
X2
X3
Slave
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Built-in EtherCAT Port User's Manual (W505)
Drop line from the ring
Slave
Input port
Output port