Guide Through Documentation - Beckhoff EtherCAT EK112 Series Manual

Foreword
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Guide through documentation

Further components of documentation
This documentation describes device-specific content. It is part of the modular
documentation concept for Beckhoff I/O components. For the use and safe operation of the
device / devices described in this documentation, additional cross-product descriptions are
required, which can be found in the following table.
Title
EtherCAT System Documentation (PDF)
Explosion Protection for Terminal
Systems (PDF)
Control Drawing I/O, CX, CPX (PDF)
Infrastructure for EtherCAT/Ethernet (PDF) Technical recommendations and notes for design,
Software Declarations I/O (PDF)
The documentations can be viewed at and downloaded from the Beckhoff website (www.beckhoff.com) via:
• the "Documentation and Download" area of the respective product page,
• the Download finder,
• the Beckhoff Information System.
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NOTICE
Description
• System overview
• EtherCAT basics
• Cable redundancy
• Hot Connect
• EtherCAT devices configuration
Notes on the use of the Beckhoff terminal systems in
hazardous areas according to ATEX and IECEx
Connection diagrams and Ex markings (conform to cFMus)
implementation and testing
Open source software declarations for
Beckhoff I/O components
Version: 3.6 EK112x, EK15xx