Guide Through Documentation; Marking Of Ethercat Plug-In Modules - Beckhoff EJ18 Series Manual

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Guide through documentation

Further components of documentation
The documentations named in the following table are further components of the complete
documentation. These documentations are required for the use of EtherCAT plug-in mod-
ules.
No. Title
[1]
EtherCAT System Documentation
[2]
Infrastructure for EtherCAT/Ethernet
[3]
Design GuideSignal-Distribution-Board for
standard EtherCAT plug-in modules
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Marking of EtherCAT plug-in modules

Designation
A Beckhoff EtherCAT device has a 14-digit technical designation, made up as follows (e.g.
EJ1008-0000-0017)
• Order identifier
◦ family key: EJ
◦ product designation: The first digit of product designation is used for assignment to a product
group (e.g. EJ2xxx = digital output module).
◦ Version number: The four digit version number identifies different product variants.
• Revision number:
It is incremented when changes are made to the product.
The Order identifier and the revision number are printed on the side of EtherCAT plug-in modules (s.
following illustration (A and B).
EJ18xx
NOTE
Description
• System overview
• EtherCAT basics
• Cable redundancy
• Hot Connect
• Distributed Clocks
• Configuration of EtherCAT-Components
• Technical recommendations and notes for
design, implementation an testing
Requirements for the design of a Signal-
Distribution-Board for standard EtherCAT plug-in
modules
• Backplane mounting guidelines
• Module placement
• Routing guidelines
Version: 1.5
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