Documentation Issue Status; Version Identification Of Ethercat Devices - Beckhoff EL47 Series Documentation

Foreword
1.4

Documentation issue status

Version Comment
2.7 • Update chapter "UL notice"
• Update chapter "Firmware compatibility"
• Update structure
2.6 • Update Technical data
• Update structure
• Update revision status
2.5 • Update chapter "Technical data"
2.4 • Update chapter "Technical data"
• Addenda chapter "Instructions for ESD protection"
• Chapter "ATEX - Special conditions" replaced with chapter "ATEX - Special conditions
(standard temperature range)"
• Addenda chapter "ATEX - Special conditions (extended temperature range)"
• Update chapter "Notices on Analog specification"
• Update revision status
2.3 • Update chapter "Commissioning"
2.2 • Update chapter "Notes on the documentation"
• Update of Technical data
• Update chapter "TwinCAT 2.1x" -> "TwinCAT Development Environment" and "TwinCAT
Quick Start"
2.1 • Chapter "Oversampling terminals and TwinCAT Scope" added
2.0 • Migration
• Update structure
1.6 • Update chapter "Technical data"
• Addenda chapter "Installation instructions for enhanced mechanical load capacity"
• Update structure
• Update revision status
1.5 • Update structure
• Update chapter "Technical data"
1.4 • Update structure
1.3 • Technical notes added
1.2 • EL4712 amended
1.1 • Safety instructions updated
1.0 • Slight corrections; first public issue
0.1 • Preliminary documentation for EL4732
1.5

Version identification of EtherCAT devices

Designation
A Beckhoff EtherCAT device has a 14-digit designation, made up of
• family key
• type
• version
• revision
8 Version: 2.7 EL47xx