1 ethercat(r) specifications – IAI America PCON-CFA User Manual
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1. Overview
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1.1 EtherCAT(R) Specifications
Item Specification
Communication standards IEC61158Type12
Physical layer
100BASE-TX (IEEE802.3)
Communication cycle
Automatically set to the same value as the baud rate set in the
master
Communication cable length
Refer to EtherCAT(R) specifications
(Distance between nodes: 100 m max.)
Slave type
I/O slave
Applicable note address
0 to 127 (17 to 80 when connecting with Omron’s Master Unit)
Communications cable
Straight cable of category 5e or above
(Aluminum tape and braided double-shielded cable are
recommended.)
Connector
Two RJ45 connectors (One each for input and output)
Connection
Daisy chain connection only