BECKHOFF CX50x0 User Manual
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CX50x0 - Hardware Documentation
In this case the second cable is faulty. The terminals at the coupler continue to run without malfunction. The System
Manager indicates the behavior as follows:
The interruption is indicated by "LNK_MIS C" at coupler EK1100.
The EtherCAT ring is expandable. The number of devices in the ring is controlled by licenses: up to 250, up to 1000,
more than 1000. A master is only able to bridge one failure. In the event of two failures the ring components will
continue to run up to the breaking points.