EtherCAT
EK1100
Link/Act In
EtherCAT signal input
Link/Act Out
EtherCAT signal output
Power LEDs
Input for
power contacts
power contacts
Power contacts
Coupler supply
E-bus
EK1100 | EtherCAT Coupler
The EK1100 coupler connects EtherCAT with the EtherCAT Terminals (ELxxxx). One station consists of an EK1100 coupler, any number of EtherCAT Terminals and a bus end terminal. The coupler converts the passing telegrams from Ethernet 100BASE-TX to E-bus signal representation.
The coupler is connected to the network via the upper Ethernet interface. The lower RJ 45 socket may be used to connect further EtherCAT devices in the same strand. In the EtherCAT network, the EK1100 coupler can be installed anywhere in the Ethernet signal transfer section (100BASE-TX) – except directly at the switch. The couplers EK1000 (for E-bus components) or BK9000 (for K-bus components) are suitable for installation at the switch.
| Technical data | EK1100 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Data transfer medium | Ethernet/EtherCAT CAT5 cable |
| Distance between stations | 100 m (100BASE-TX) |
| Protocol | EtherCAT |
| Delay | approx. 1 µs |
| Data transfer rates | 100 Mbaud |
| Configuration | not required |
| Bus interface | 2 x RJ 45 |
| 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. |
| Electrical isolation | 500 Vrms (power contact/supply voltage/Ethernet) |
| 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 |