EtherCAT
EK1501
 
EtherCAT Coupler with ID switch, multimode fibre optic EK1501
EtherCAT
input
SC duplex
EtherCAT
output
SC duplex
Power LEDs
Input for
power contacts
Power contacts
Coupler supply
E-Bus
ID switch
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
Task within EtherCAT system coupling of EtherCAT Terminals (ELxxxx) to 100BASE-FX EtherCAT networks
Number of EtherCAT Terminals up to 65,535
Type/number of peripheral signals unlimited
Number of configurable IDs
4,000
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