1.1. Structure of the
manual
This manual is structured such that one chapter builds on the other.
Chapter 2: Basic safety instructions
Chapter 3: Main steps for installing the device
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1.2. Typographical
Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual.
Enumeration is shown in the form of bulleted lists.
• Entry 1
• Entry 2
Action instructions are indicated by a preceding triangle. The result of an action is indicated
by an arrow.
Action instruction 1
Result of action
Action instruction 2
Actions can also be indicated as numbers in parentheses.
(1) Step 1
(2) Step 2
Numbers:
Decimal numbers are shown without additional information (e.g. 123),
Hexadecimal numbers are shown with the additional indicator hex (e.g., 00
hex
) or the prefix
"0x" (e.g., 0x00).
Cross-references indicate where additional information on the topic is located.
Note
This symbol indicates general notes.
Caution
This symbol indicates a security notice which must be observed.
BNI Balluff Network Interface
I Standard input port
ECT EtherCAT™
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
FE Function ground
O Standard output port
EoE Ethernet over EtherCAT™
CoE CAN application protocol over EtherCAT™
HF High-frequency
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
IODD IO-Link Device Description
ISDU Index Service Data Unit
DNS Domain Name System
ESI EtherCAT™ Slave Information (device description in XML format)
Product views and images in this manual may differ from the product described. They are
intended to serve only as illustrations.
EtherCAT® is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff
Automation GmbH, Germany.