2 CONNECTING TO THE POWERLINK NETWORK
2.1 PIN ASSIGNMENT OF THE CONNECTORS X17-X18
The POWERLINK connector is a standard RJ45 female connector with a pin assignment as defined by EIA/TIA
T568B:
X17 – X18
RJ-45
2.2 SETTING THE NODEID
The NodeID is set via the two Hex-Switches S1 and S2, where S1 sets the high digit and S2 the low digit. The
NodeID can have a value between 1 (01h) and 239 (EFh).
S1, S2
E12x0
C12x0 / E14x0
3 POWERLINK PARAMETERS AND VARIABLES
3.1 PARAMETERS
be configured with the distributed LinMot-Talk software.
NTI AG / LinMot
ETHERCAT Connector
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
case
Use standard patch cables (twisted pair, S/UTP, AWG26) for wiring. This type of
cable is usually referred to as a "Cat5e-Cable".
NodeID Selectors
S1 (5..8)
S2 (1..4)
Wire color code
WHT/ORG
ORG
WHT/GRN
BLU
WHT/BLU
GRN
WHT/BRN
BRN
-
Bus ID High (0 ... F). Bit 5 is the
LSB, bit 8 the MSB.
Bus ID Low (0 ... F). Bit 1 is the
LSB, bit 4 the MSB.
Setting the ID high & low to
0xFF resets the drive to
manufacturer settings!
Assignment 100BASE-
TX
Rx+
Rx-
Tx+
-
-
Tx-
-
-
-
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