EtherCAT
EK1501
EtherCAT input
SC duplex
SC duplex
EtherCAT output SC duplex
Power LEDs
Input for
power contacts
power contacts
Power contacts
Coupler supply
E-Bus
ID switch
EK1501 | EtherCAT Coupler with ID switch, multimode fibre optic
The EK1501 coupler connects EtherCAT with the EtherCAT Terminals (ELxxxx). A station consists of an EK1501 coupler, any number of EtherCAT Terminals, an EL9011 bus end cap or an EK1110 EtherCAT extension. The coupler converts the passing telegrams from Ethernet 100BASE-FX to E-bus signal representation. The multimode glass fibre connection enables distances of up to 2 km between two couplers.
The EK1501 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.
| Technical data | EK1501 | ||
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| Task within EtherCAT system | coupling of EtherCAT Terminals (ELxxxx) to 100BASE-TX EtherCAT networks | ||
| Number of EtherCAT Terminals | up to 65,535 | ||
| Type/number of peripheral signals | unlimited | ||
| Number of configurable IDs |
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| Data transfer medium | multimode glass fibre (MM) | ||
| Distance between stations | 2,000 m | ||
| Protocol | EtherCAT | ||
| Delay | approx. 1 µs | ||
| Data transfer rates | 100 Mbaud | ||
| Configuration | not required | ||
| Bus interface | 2 x SC Duplex | ||
| Power supply | 24 V DC (-15 %/+20 %) | ||
| Input current | 70 mA + (total E-bus current)/4 | ||
| Current consumption E-bus | up to 2 A | ||
| Power contacts | 24 V DC max./10 A max. | ||
| Operating/storage temperature | 0…+55 °C/-25…+85 °C | ||
| Relative humidity | 95 %, no condensation | ||
| Vibration/shock resistance | conforms to EN 60068-2-6/EN 60068-2-27/29 | ||
| EMC immunity/emission | conforms to EN 61000-6-2/EN 61000-6-4 | ||
| Protect. class/installation pos. | IP 20/variable |