EL5101 - Extended operating mode (from FW14/HW09)

Through the further development of the EL5101 an enhanced operating mode is available (from firmware 14 / hardware 09), which can be parameterized in the TwinCAT System Manager, depending on the hardware used.

Older EL5101 devices do not support this extended operating mode (see following Table )!

Operating modes EL5101

Version

From
FW/HW

ESI

Functional description

normal operating mode
EL5101

03/05

from EL5101-0000-0000

All basic functions as described above

enhanced operating mode
EL5101

14/09

from EL5101-0000-1018

Changes to the normal operating mode

  • Distributed clock support
  • Micro-increments
  • Broken wire detection
  • Connection of single ended signals possible
EL5101 - Extended operating mode (from FW14/HW09) 1:

Compatibility in the case of service

  • An EL5101 designed for and used in enhanced operating mode cannot be replaced with an EL5101 with older hardware version (< 09)!
  • EL5101-0010 and EL5101-0011 only support the enhanced operating mode and are not exchange-compatible with an EL5101 (hardware version < 09)!

Irrespective of the hardware/firmware version, after integration into a system an EL5101 reports in normal operating mode.

During commissioning the user has to decide with what functionality, i.e. in what operating mode, the EL5101 is to be used. This depends on the required functions and, of course, the hardware version. Hardware older then firmware 14/hardware 09, for example, will not support enhanced operating mode functions.

Combination of functions from different operating modes is not possible.

Specific settings are described in chapter “EL5101 - Commissioning”.