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Foreword
Example
Family
EL3314-0000-0016
EL terminal
(12 mm, non-
pluggable connection
level)
ES3602-0010-0017 ES terminal
(12 mm, pluggable
connection level)
CU2008-0000-0000 CU device
Notes
• The elements mentioned above result in the technical designation. EL3314-0000-0016 is used in the
example below.
• EL3314-0000 is the order identifier, in the case of "-0000" usually abbreviated to EL3314. "-0016" is the
EtherCAT revision.
• The order identifier is made up of
- family key (EL, EP, CU, ES, KL, CX, etc.)
- type (3314)
- version (-0000)
• The revision -0016 shows the technical progress, such as the extension of features with regard to the
EtherCAT communication, and is managed by Beckhoff.
In principle, a device with a higher revision can replace a device with a lower revision, unless specified
otherwise, e.g. in the documentation.
Associated and synonymous with each revision there is usually a description (ESI, EtherCAT Slave
Information) in the form of an XML file, which is available for download from the Beckhoff web site.
From 2014/01 the revision is shown on the outside of the IP20 terminals, see Fig. "EL5021 EL terminal,
standard IP20 IO device with batch number and revision ID (since 2014/01)".
• The type, version and revision are read as decimal numbers, even if they are technically saved in
hexadecimal.
1.4.2
Beckhoff Identification Code (BIC)
The Beckhoff Identification Code (BIC) is increasingly being applied to Beckhoff products to uniquely identify
the product. The BIC is represented as a Data Matrix Code (DMC, code scheme ECC200), the content is
based on the ANSI standard MH10.8.2-2016.
Fig. 1: BIC as data matrix code (DMC, code scheme ECC200)
10
Type
3314 (4-channel thermocouple
terminal)
3602 (2-channel voltage
measurement)
2008 (8-port fast ethernet switch) 0000 (basic type) 0000
Version: 1.2
Version
Revision
0000 (basic type) 0016
0010 (high-
0017
precision version)
EPP3504-0023
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