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Further components of this documentation

This documentation is part of the modular documentation concept for Beckhoff I/O components. The documentation listed in the following table is also required for the use and safe operation of the EtherCAT plug-in modules.

Title	Description
EJ backplane for TwinSAFE modules(PDF)	Notes on the design of an EJ distribution board that is the basis for using safety EJ modules with standard EJ modules Additional requirements for the signal distribution board when using safety EJ modules
Documentation of the corresponding EtherCAT plug-in modules EJxxxx	Technical data, Pinout, LEDs, Notes on the principle of operation and Description of configuration and parameterization
EtherCAT System Documentation (PDF)	System overview EtherCAT basics Cable redundancy Hot Connect EtherCAT devices configuration
Infrastructure for EtherCAT/Ethernet (PDF)	Technical recommendations and notes for design, implementation and testing
Software Declarations I/O (PDF)	Open source software declarations for Beckhoff I/O components

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.

If you have any suggestions or proposals for our documentation, please send us an e-mail stating the documentation title and version number to: documentation@beckhoff.com