Mounting of Passive Terminals

Mounting of Passive Terminals 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 string together more than 2 Passive Terminals!

Examples for mounting passive terminals (highlighted)

Mounting of Passive Terminals 2:
Correct configuration
Mounting of Passive Terminals 3:
Incorrect configuration