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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-FX 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 |