Identification; Date Code And Serial Number; Further Atex Documentation; Configuration Of The Terminal In Twincat - Beckhoff EL6900 Operating Instructions Manual

Operation
4.3.2

Identification

Beckhoff fieldbus components that are certified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres bear one of the
following markings:
II 3 G Ex nA II T4
or
II 3 G Ex nA nC IIC T4
4.3.3

Date code and serial number

The TwinSAFE terminals bear a date code, which is composed as follows:
Date code: CW YY SW HW
Legend:
CW: Calendar week of manufacture
YY: Year of manufacture
SW: Software version
HW: Hardware version
In addition the TwinSAFE terminals bear a unique serial number.
4.3.4

Further ATEX documentation

Please also refer to the further documentation
Notes regarding application of the Bus Terminal system in areas potentially explosive at-
mosphere are available in the Download section of the Beckhoff website at http://
Note
www.beckhoff.de.
4.4

Configuration of the terminal in TwinCAT

Do not change CoE objects!
Do not change any of the CoE objects in the TwinSAFE terminals. Any modifications (e.g.
via TwinCAT) of the CoE objects will permanently set the terminals to the Fail-Stop state or
CAUTION
lead to unexpected behavior of the terminals!
4.4.1

Configuration requirements

Version 2.11 build 1544 or higher of the TwinCAT automation software is required for configuring the
EL6900. The current version is available for download from the Beckhoff website (www.beckhoff.de).
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KEMA 10ATEX0075 X Ta: 0 - 55°C
KEMA 10ATEX0075 X Ta: 0 - 55°C
Sample: Date code 29 10 02 01
Calendar week: 29
Year: 2010
Software version: 02
Hardware version: 01
Version: 2.2.0 EL6900