BECKHOFF EP1xxx - Manual (Page 35)

Mounting and cabling
Note
EtherCAT statuses
The various statuses in which an EtherCAT module may be found are described in the Ba­
sic System Documentation for EtherCAT, which is available for download from our website
(www.beckhoff.com) under Downloads.
3.2.3 EtherCAT cable
For connecting EtherCAT devices only shielded Ethernet cables that meet the requirements of at least
category 5 (CAt5) according to EN 50173 or ISO/IEC 11801 should be used.
Note
Recommendations about cabling
You may get detailed recommendations about cabling EtherCAT from the documentation
"Recommendations for the design of the infrastructure for EtherCAT/Ethernet", that is avail­
able for download at www.Beckhoff.com.
EtherCAT uses 4 wires for signal transfer.
Due to automatic cable detection (auto­crossing) symmetric (1:1) or cross­over cables can be used between
EtherCAT devices from Beckhoff.
A selection of cables for EtherCAT follows.
Other cables with various lengths will be found in the Beckhoff price list, and under www.beckhoff.com.
Sold by meter
Designation Description
ZB9010 CAT 5e, 4­core, for fixed laying, not for M8 connectors, AWG22
ZB9020 CAT 5e, 4­core, suitable for drag chain use, not for M8 connectors, AWG22
ZB9030 PVC, dmr. 4.9 mm, for M8 connectors, AWG26
ZB9031 PUR, dmr. 4.8 mm, for M8 connectors, AWG26
ZB9032 PUR, dmr. 5.4 mm, for M8 connectors, high flexibility, AWG26
Preassembled cables
ZK1090­3100­0xxx: M8 plug ­ open end, PUR, high flexibility, preassembled
Fig. 29: ZK1090­3100­0xxx
ZK1090­3100­ 0020 0050
Length 2 m 5 m
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