Mounting of passive terminals to the power supply of CX50x0

Mounting of passive terminals to the power supply of CX50x0 1:

Hint for mounting passive terminals

EtherCAT Bus Terminals (ELxxxx / ESxxxx), which do not take an active part in data transfer within the bus terminal block are so called Passive Terminals. The Passive Terminals have no current consumption out of the E-Bus To ensure an optimal data transfer, you must not directly connect the passive terminal directly to the power supply!

Sample for configurations with passive terminals (grey colored):

The following picture shows an invalid configuration:

Mounting of passive terminals to the power supply of CX50x0 2:

This piczure shows the valid configuration:

Mounting of passive terminals to the power supply of CX50x0 3: