Operating/Configuration
CX50x0 37Version: 1.9
The supplement only supports CABLE REDUNDANCY
This supplement only supports cable redundancy, which means that only the cable sections can be
regarded as fail-safe, i.e. connections between the couplers. Failures of individual terminals are not
covered.Further details can be found in the Beckhoff Information System under EtherCAT cable re-
dundancy.
Cases of failure
The two possible failures are described in the example below.
In this example the supply line for coupler EK1100 is faulty. The EK1100 terminals continue to run despite
the cable failure. The System Manager indicates the failure as follows: