EK9160 - Introduction

The EK9160 coupler connects the EtherCAT I/Os to the Internet of Things (IoT) directly and without control program. It converts the E-bus signal representation to various IoT communication protocols. It thus enables the simple and standardized integration of I/O data into cloud-based communication and data services.
Neither a controller nor programming is necessary. The I/O data is parameterized in a simple configuration dialog of the integrated web server using any browser. The respective cloud services and security functions (authentication, encryption, etc.) can also be configured conveniently using a browser. Following parameterization, the coupler independently takes up the sending of the digital or analog I/O values to the cloud service, including timestamp.

Configuration

The EK9160 is configured based on HTML pages provided by the bus coupler.