Beckhoff CU2508 User Manual

Commissioning
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Version: 2.6
Setting up EtherCAT cable redundancy
The EtherCAT configuration must be created on a CU2508 downlink port as described in the chapter "Setup:
Device EtherCAT [}32]". The resulting topology can be displayed in the Device EtherCAT using the Topology
button; see fig. Display of a simple EtherCAT topology.
Fig.47: Display of a simple EtherCAT topology
The items below are to be specified in the following steps
• the control-side redundancy adapter, in this case on the CU2508
• the field-side redundancy adapter on the last EtherCAT slave
The EtherCAT redundancy port is specified in Device -> EtherCAT -> Advanced Settings.
Fig.48: Specification of the redundancy port

Beckhoff CU2508 Specifications

General

Brand	Beckhoff
Model	CU2508
Category	Switch
Language	English