EtherCAT G cable

The ZK1096-8191-0xxx EtherCAT G cable is used to establish communication between the tiles and the control cabinet. The ZK1096‑8181‑0xxx EtherCAT G cables can be used to connect up to nine further tiles based on the daisy chain principle.

EtherCAT G cable 1:

Uniform cabling

Beckhoff recommends connecting the same tiles that are interconnected via the power cable with EtherCAT G cables.