4 - Electrical connections
WARNING
Power supply must be turned off before performing any electrical
connection!
Do not remove the connection cap of the encoder. Damage may be
caused to internal components.
4.1 M12 connectors
The connection cap is fitted with three M12 connectors with pin-out in
compliance with the EtherCAT® standard. Therefore you can use
standard EtherCAT cables commercially available.
Input (IN) and output (OUT) connectors are not interchangeable! IN
connector must be placed in the direction of the ETherCAT Master.
M12
(frontal side)
Pin
1
2
3
4
n.c.= not connected.
BUS IN & BUS
OUT
D coding
female
Description
Tx Data +
+10VDC +30VDC
Rx Data +
Tx Data -
Rx Data -
AMT58x-EC EtherCAT®
POWER
A coding
male
Description
n.c.
0 VDC
n.c.
7