Introduction
EK1101-0008 - EtherCAT coupler with ID switch (M8 connection)
The EK1101-0008 coupler connects EtherCAT with the EtherCAT Terminals (ELxxxx). Compared with the EK1101, the EK1101-0008 has two M8 sockets, which are compatible with the EtherCAT Box modules.
- The coupler is connected to the network via the upper Ethernet interface.
- The lower M8 socket may be used to connect further EtherCAT devices in the same strand.
In the EtherCAT network, the EK1101-0008 coupler can be installed anywhere in the Ethernet signal transfer section (100BASE-TX) – except directly at the switch. If Ethernet cables with adequate performance are used, e.g. ZK1090-3131-1xxx, line lengths of 100 m are possible via M8.
The EK1101-0008 has three hexadecimal ID switches for assigning an ID to a group of EtherCAT components. This group can then be located at any position within the EtherCAT network. Variable topologies are therefore easily implementable.